I closed the suitcase with a sharp click. Here’s to reckless decisions. The island smelled like salt and sun-warmed sand. I inhaled deeply, letting the breeze wash over me. For a moment, it felt like I had made the right choice. That moment didn’t last. As I walked toward the retreat, the sound of crashing … Read more

Over time, I stopped trying so hard, too. That’s why, when she called me out of the blue, sounding oddly cheerful, I was taken aback. “Hey, Rufus!” she chirped, almost too upbeat. “How about we grab dinner? There’s this new restaurant I want to try.” At first, I didn’t know what to say. Was this … Read more

NO COPYRIGHT INTENDED (ALL RIGHTS RESERVED TO THE AUTHOR OF THE VIDEO) [Youtube/Gazzettino Video] Back in 2016, Italian journalist Costanza Calabrese had a live broadcast blunder that totally blew up online. The segment kicked off with the camera honing in on Calabrese’s upper body, but as things moved along, it zoomed out to show more … Read more

“I can’t imagine doing that to another living being, let alone a helpless little dog and then just throwing it away like trash.” It was a miracle he was discovered in time: NHS reports that, a half hour after Animal Control responded to the call, a truck came and emptied the dumpster. The puppy was … Read more

A Story of Marriage: Evolution, Not Devolution

When I was much younger, back in my teens, I imagined meeting the girl of my dreams, and to eventually live happily ever after as a couple. Such is the idealism of youth. Such is the naivete of storybook romance. Such is the cause of so many broken relationships. Looking back, a marriage is not … Read more

In fact, not only do we unfold as persons, our aspirations, desires, expectations, and our entire ethos burgeon as well. Every decision we ever make takes us onto a different path, which then leads to other forks in the road. And so on. In light of this, to think that the grandiose dreams of a … Read more

12-year-old cancer survivor killed in American Airlines crash

On January 29, Andy Beyer was waiting in the parking lot outside the Reagan National Airport, texting his wife, who was on American Airlines 5342 with their daughter Brielle, a 12-year-old cancer survivor who was a competitive figure skater. But instead of greeting the girls he “loved more than anything,” he watched firetrucks blazing by, … Read more