by Mornier Rich “Competition Time! On Sunday, November 9, at 12:00 pm, approximately 70 gymnasts gathered at The Athletic Club on Staten Island for a local meet. Kayla’s team started the competition with the vault. The first gymnast from her team ran down the runway, flipped over the vault and landed on her feet. Everyone [...]

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by Anonymous “I used to think my dad was some sort of superhero like Batman or Spiderman with these supernatural powers because whenever I was sick he could make me feel cured instantly. I looked up to him until the day when everything began to change.”

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by Jody Alaine Lacson One day I worked in a unit for substance-induced psychotic and traditional psychiatric patients. I arrived at 7:45 AM. Suffering from insomnia the night before, I was sure I would be late. I felt like a zombie.

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by Churandai Duymum I got out of bed, stood up, and felt a trickle of water running down my legs. I thought it was urine. I made my way to the bathroom. It was not urine at all; instead it seemed to be clear water. I was twenty-three weeks into my pregnancy. I was having [...]

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by Laudine Kuhl I was born a “preemie,” 2 lbs. 2 oz., at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Manhattan. My skin was a reddish-grey color. My head fit into the palm of my mother’s hand and I was the length of my father’s hands put together. If I wanted my life so badly, I would have [...]

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by Tiffany Ochoa I handed the phone to Nick, and he yelled at her to talk clearly. Finally, Stephanie was able to tell us that we had to go to Brookdale Hospital because my best friend Tasha, Nick’s sister, had been shot.

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