by Jennifer Angarano-Ricci | Apr 14, 2021
Last week I had a follow up with my internist. We were talking about the pandemic, what has happened in my life in the past year aside from the pandemic, and then we somehow got into takeout food, Twizzlers and how both of us gained five pounds. Then the doctor...
by Lex Gabrielle | Apr 9, 2021
I remember my first heartbreak like it was yesterday. We all do, right? The first time that someone really took your heart like a piece of glass and shattered it into little pieces that you’ve somehow manage to misplace specks of. We can all look back on our life in...
by Johanna Cascione | Apr 8, 2021
If you are a superstitious soul, you know that the month of March, and particularly March 15th, is a day you may want to spend in bed, with the covers over your head…. clutching your garlic and rabbit’s foot for dear life. It sure was a crappy day for...
by Tiffany Reneé | Apr 7, 2021
Poetry captures emotions of a time lived. Whether it be through observation, shared experience, heartache or the deepest love— poetry can move you to feel in ways that won’t allow you escape from your soul’s truth. Paper and pen have always been my safe haven. I have...
by Jennifer Miele Leslie | Apr 6, 2021
Sometimes being a parent means having enjoyable experiences such as cleaning your carsick-prone child’s mess, using whatever items you have on hand in your car. Coffee stirrers, five slightly dried out baby wipes, tissues and Q-tips are a less than efficient way to...
by Nancy Fraioli | Apr 5, 2021
It just so happened that I found two interesting stories about Nuns and felt compelled to write about each one. Above is Sister Clare Crockett of Ireland. Down further I’ll introduce you to Sister Cathy Cesnick of Baltimore. Each gave her life in the service of the...
by Shae Averaimo | Apr 2, 2021
It was my birthday last week. I am officially 14 years old and I have to say, it was a pretty amazing birthday. Things that were amazing about my birthday: Of course, #1 on my list is I am grateful that my family and friends are all healthy and were able to share in...
by Claudia Lucey | Apr 1, 2021
I was twelve years old–the “space between”, uncomfortable in my own skin, deeply passionate about most everything, sensitive to a fault. It was the fall of my first year of junior high and for me, middle school carried a hope of a brighter day. I noticed bright...
by Janis Gaudelli | Mar 31, 2021
I am about to admit something that most people probably will not understand. I don’t want to go back to normal…the way life was. We are now a year into this pandemic, 365+ days where nothing felt normal. Yet, I realized early on, that I have never felt more...
