My Baby Brother

9 years ago October 16, 2001 I received a knock at my door, officers telling me that my little brother who was 2 months shy of his 21st birthday had passed away. My brother would seem to any normal person that he was healthy. He was hiding his problems from everyone....

Lunch at Nena’s

A few months after my grandfather died, I began to notice that my grandmother was showing signs of depression. She was in her middle 80′s and they had been married for more than 50 years. She had also lost a life-long, dear friend not long after my grandfather’s...

It Works Both Ways

I remember one day about six months ago, I was having a horrible day. Everything seemed to be going wrong. I had just taken a test I was sure I had failed. I was late on my rent and not getting enough hours at work. I wasn’t sleeping well so I was just tired. Anyway,...