Obama Did it! Not. // Obama accused of collusion by an...

I get just a bit suspicious when I see an article by Politico sourced to the DEA. Politico is a good news source and...

My Secret past // No one would ever guess just from...

“I can’t take it anymore! I feel like going to sleep and never waking up.” I had been asked by the school’s guidance counselor, my...

The Accident // My Life Was Given Back To Me In...

My two sisters and I grew up in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, which used to be part of the Soviet Union. We had...

Broken Telephone

Being the new kid in school is never easy. Being the teacher of a new kid, though, is tricky, especially when the class you...

The Killing of Taylor Force, and the Birth of the Taylor...

n a beautiful March evening in 2016, Taylor Force, a 28-year-old graduate of West Point who had served in Iraq and Afghanistan, was walking...

Your Daughter Needs To (Or Wants To) Lose Weight… Now What?

Before being horrified at the prospect of a child or teen on a “diet,” understand that there is a huge difference between a healthy...

Playing With Wire // Dani Berdichevsky Shares The Story of His...

Dani and Shani Berdichevsky had been looking for the perfect apartment. They were getting married very soon, and Shani wanted to live within walking...

Lettuce, Sweet Potato, and Apple Salad

Sweet potato pairs perfectly with the other salad ingredients, making this a healthy burst of color and flavor. Salad 2 tablespoons oil 1 small sweet potato, peeled...

Spiralized Apple Crisp

6 red apples, either Fuji, Cortland, or Honeycrisp, spiralized on the second to largest setting 1 teaspoon cinnamon ⅓ cup orange juice ¼ cup brown sugar For the...

Belgian Waffle

½ tablespoon light brown sugar 1 tablespoon honey 1¾ teaspoons active dry yeast ⅓ cup lukewarm milk (stick it in the microwave for 30 seconds and let cool;...