Reflections & Stories

This is a story about two friends, who live different lives, but are able to connect on mutual interests.

Some stories begin as family and grow into friendship. A heartfelt reflection on loyalty, memories, and the people who stay with us through every season.

Every mother has a story, every story has a beginning. This is forty-two weeks in the making-and a lifetime in the living. When I first saw you, it wasn’t a wow moment. It wasn’t like in the movies where the doctor hands over the baby and exclaims, “Congratulations, you have a beautiful, bouncing baby boy!” That cinematic image was far from my reality. I didn’t get to hold you right away, to welcome you into the world. My heart was simply grateful because you were alive. You

They saw her struggles. She saw her strength. The making of her is a journey of courage, resilience, and triumph. Her mother had three husbands, three men who fathered her children .What a way to start a story. Nonetheless, it’s not really a sad story. From the first came a son, from the second two middle children, and from the third her youngest daughter. The youngest kid, Ariah,was seen as a bit slow back then, at least by our school's standards. During her junior years in

n Navigating life between survival and hope. This desolate place has the ability to wear you down, no matter how strong you are as a dreamer. At some point, everything seems pointless. What exactly am I doing, you ask yourself, where will all this creativity and intelligence take me? The hoots of the matatus are becoming more and more intolerable. To add to this, I have to fight each step of the way in order not to collide with the people walking beside me in every direction

"This is one of those stories that will sit differently with you- depending on the rules you've learned to live by." He pulled over his car on her side, a Nissan GT-R R35, the latest marvel in town. A handsome man, mature in age, though you couldn’t quite tell how old. He had clearly kept himself well; that much was certain. His matching white khaki shorts and crisp white button-down shirt complemented his style perfectly. He seemed like the type who lived a disciplined, fitn