She knew something was wrong when her son was born and all she heard was silence. Missing were cries and screams.  They would come later. She had been preparing for the arrival of her son for nine...

Being a police officer comes with many challenges, but being a police officer in a high school is a whole different ball game. School Resource Officer with the Yorktown Heights Police Department, Lawrence...

She dreamed of dance since for as long as she could remember. And as she thought she was on her way to achieving her goals, she had a sharp pain in her leg. Then she got the cancer prognosis. “It...

From the time one enters until the time they leave, the aroma of fresh lavender, morning dew, and reminisce of a fire that scorched brilliantly like the sun from the night before fill the air. The trees...

Soldiers. Soldiers in olive green uniforms. Soldiers with guns. They are not staring at anyone. They are not yelling, just being relocated. Are they just traveling for pleasure? A six year old boy sits...

Cowboy boots hang above the awning outside. The psychedelic writing on the storefront sticks out against 14th Street. Clothing lines the wall on double racks attached to the wall. Organized into various...

It was the first time since the Memolo family moved to Las Vegas that Nicole and her sisters, Dominique and Denna, went on the swings at a nearby park. As Nicole proceeded to go up the swing, she felt...

He kept saying bye that day. He tells me bye every day, but this time it was different. I think he knew he wasn’t coming back for a while, but had hopes of returning soon because he left the back door...