My very first job, when I was 15, was working as a clerk at a drugstore in my teenage hometown. I don’t remember how I got the job. I really wanted to work at the neighborhood coffee house (cu...

I finally received the package I had been waiting for. As I got back inside my house, I knew the maid was coming in a few hours, but that I would be alone for a while longer. I locked and latched th....

Lazy clouds roll in from the Seattle ocean. I can feel the wind buffet the window as I watch the storm; I feel Tim watching me and a strange sensation sweeps over me. For the first time I am hoping ....

The experienced pilot opened the door of the upholstered jet helicopter...it was rough water earlier this week, so this was the way to get over to the island. Fourteen minutes later, we were on Santa.

When was the last time someone sent you a letter? I’m talking about a real, handwritten letter in an envelope, with a stamp, delivered by someone in a blue uniform. Or the last time a friend c...