Stories

I am delighted to have Tiffany Kim guest post for me today. I met Tiffany through mutual friends this past fall and when we were finally able to meet for lunch, despite age difference, it was instant friendship.  After a conversation on a recent post we had a discussion on the importance of stories. It was at that time that I asked her if she would be willing to write a post. I am grateful that she said yes! Tiffany is a wife, friend, world traveler, foodie, writer, researcher (collector of...Read Full Story

Mama, do I have a right to call you Mommy Dearest? Are you the same Mother from Mothers Phone Messages, I think so! I'm sitting here thinking about how my mother is in town this week and refuses to see me. She tells people her oldest daughter is dead . I did not realize the extent of my mother's madness over me until recently when I turned 50 years old. We gain more knowledge about the past and why it happened as it did. All my life my mother and I have never really seen eye to eye. My birth...Read Full Story

Cheri Blauwet, former med student and elite athlete, shares her story “Explaining that there’s a “story behind every application,” the Association of American Medical Colleges website has a series of Q&As with people on their journey from med school applicant to student (and beyond). Among those featured is Cheri Blauwet, MD, a Stanford alum and Paralympian wheelchair racer, whose personal story is beyond compelling.  (At one time she was considered one of the world’s most accomplished...Read Full Story

Brand Model Price 11.51 Listprice $19.99 Description Eve Dallas is the tough lieutenant hot on his trail, but this is unlike any case she’s ever been assigned – or any killer she’s ever pursued. A police sketch based on eye-witness testimony reveals the killer has green skin, swollen red eyes, goblin ears, and a dislocated jaw-structure that defies the human form. Is it a mask? Is it make-up? Or is the explanation more sinister? Dallas faces off against...Read Full Story

Brand Model Price 13.43 Listprice $29.95 Description These ten classic stories from four of America’s greatest authors of the 19th and early 20th century were selected for their literary importance as well as their dramatic oral qualities. The stories include Mark Twain’s “The One-Million Pound Bank Note,” “A Visit to Niagara,” and “A Mysterious Visit;” Stephen Crane’s “The Blue Hotel;” Ambrose Bierce’s “The Eyes of the Panther;” and Jack London’s “The Love...Read Full Story