Web Originals

I felt like I couldn’t take it anymore.

A break from tradition

Since 1991, my family and I have lived in different African countries because of my husband's involvement with a relief and development organization.
I was sent to a boarding school when I was five.

A perfect love

I flipped through a recent issue of a popular woman’s magazine the other day on the bus.
My friend Molly and I were up before sunrise, brushing and saddling our horses.
A little over a year ago, I went through a period where I had difficulty sleeping at night.
Say the phrase “bribery and corruption,” and many people will think of the developing world, especially Latin America, Africa, Asia.

Do "germs" make us sick?

“Fearing is believing!” This advertisement for a recent horror movie greeted me each time I went online to check my email.
As part of a course at the college where I taught, groups of students volunteered at a food pantry, serving meals to the homeless.
I had arranged to sell a large estate for a client and found a buyer for him.
I believe in the popular sayings “Love conquers all” and “Love can move mountains.
Is there a sweeter sound in all the world than the cry of “Gooooaaaalllll!” reverberating through packed stands, and millions of television sets, during a game of football, futbol, or soccer?