We were sitting around a small table at my mom’s favorite spot, Cupz and Crepes, when something hit me. It was just the five of us. Pete, Rosie, Michael, Nicole, and me. No spouses. No kids. Just my family, the original crew. I couldn’t remember the last time that had happened. Maybe we were teenagers. … Read more
It was late September, 1999, and the Phoenix heat pressed against my skin as I slid into my Jeep Cherokee, which had recently lost its AC. Every commute to downtown felt like a slow roast. As I wiped sweat from my brow, I found myself wondering, for the hundredth time, if I made the right … Read more
The nurse handed me a cane. A standard-issue black cane with a soft Styrofoam grip. As soon as it touched my palm, something inside me shifted. The hospital room, the nurse’s voice, the weight of my diagnosis, they all faded. Because I had seen this cane before. Not this exact one, but one just like … Read more