The sky tucks in above me. Hazy pink making way for night. Street lamps slip on their sweaters of light. The afternoon calm of my work refuge in a LA hotel lobby vanishes into a sea of clinking gl...
Here at Heathrow’s Terminal 3, I watch planes descend through the clouds or roar into flight. In spite of the disorientation caused by nearly 24 hours in transit, there is a beauty in the suspen...
Fear ran my life for as long as I could remember. From the terror of the first day of a new school – what if the kids didn’t like me – to the fear that I wasn’t pretty enough ...
“What exactly do you do?” This question began to haunt me. As soon as I saw the furrowed brow or eyes brimming with confusion, my pulse would accelerate. I would tumble into my A Fresh Chapter m...
Exposed. A flimsy gown, the glare of fluorescent lights, the dog-eared pamphlets and outdated magazines. In an instant, time unravels. Five years slips away to another waiting room and another decis...