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Chronicles of the Diva
Chronicles of the Diva
Orbea Diva — My Ultimate Diva
Senn Lai
Jun 18
How The Phone Tech Tried To Jailbreak My Cellphone
How The Phone Tech Tried To Jailbreak My Cellphone
Be careful whom you allow to fix your cell phone!
Annelise Lords
Jun 18
Lasting Legacies
Lasting Legacies
Creating footprints in society
JoEllen Claypool
Jun 18
Echos of a Tragedy: John Lennon’s Final Ride Through NYC as Seen Through My Innocent Eyes
Echos of a Tragedy: John Lennon’s Final Ride Through NYC as Seen Through My Innocent Eyes
With a tear and a smile, we bid you farewell
Eleanor Ahlstrand
Jun 18
What Is Old Is New Again
What Is Old Is New Again
You just have to wait a while
Michael Rhodes
Jun 17
Escaping Into the Purse
Escaping Into the Purse
A lost connection between my mother and me
Michelle B.Lind
Jun 17
How I Catch a ‘Readworm’
How I Catch a ‘Readworm’
Write a story that sticks to your reader’s mind
Rui Alves
Mar 25
What We Hope for From our Writers Here At Engage
What We Hope for From our Writers Here At Engage
The one thing that makes you unique among machines
Henry India Holden💖
Mar 12
The Love of Long Distances
The Love of Long Distances
Marathon running
Harper Hazelmare
Jun 17
My Mom Was the Only Real Catholic I’ve Ever Known
My Mom Was the Only Real Catholic I’ve Ever Known
It took some time for that to sink in
Danielle Ramos
Jun 17
Walking 55 miles on the Derwent Valley Heritage Way
Walking 55 miles on the Derwent Valley Heritage Way
The Derwent Valley Heritage Way is a route that follows the course of the River Derwent from Ladybower reservoir through the Peak District.
Jon Rhodes
Jun 17
My Breast Lump Story
My Breast Lump Story
Don’t worry, it has a happy ending
Lacey Dearie
Jun 17
A Wonderful Month in Nazaré
A Wonderful Month in Nazaré
In Search of My Next Home in Portugal
Lisa Tisdale
Jun 17
Returning to Active Duty with 1st Marine Division
Returning to Active Duty with 1st Marine Division
An unexpected call brings me back to active duty
Jesse R. Barker
Jun 16
Please, Take Me Home With You, Will You?
Please, Take Me Home With You, Will You?
The kindness I learned in my expedition to India
Isabella Solcà
Jun 16
Dad’s Dirty Hands
Dad’s Dirty Hands
If the true measure of a man is the lives he’s touched, my Dad’s grimy pawprints must be all over the place.
Rally Preston
Jun 16
My Dad Was The GOAT
My Dad Was The GOAT
And, unlike Tom Brady, he went out on top
Rachel A Fefer
Jun 16
I Wish I Had Talked To My Father Before He Passed Away
I Wish I Had Talked To My Father Before He Passed Away
Grieving a man who I never really knew
Heather F.
Jun 15
How I Knew I Loved Her — And Why I Left Her Behind
How I Knew I Loved Her — And Why I Left Her Behind
That warm swirling feeling of intuition applies to everything in our lives.
James Lloyd
Jun 15
From My War-Torn Memories to New Beginnings as a Refugee Child
From My War-Torn Memories to New Beginnings as a Refugee Child
Building a new life after civil war and the struggles of finding a new place to call home
Sofia Shares
Jun 14
Running Across America Taught Me One Thing
Running Across America Taught Me One Thing
Going solo forced me out of my shell
David J. Elrod
Jun 14
Grow True-Blue Forget-Me-Nots
Grow True-Blue Forget-Me-Nots
Where grass was once cut short
Jl Millis
Jun 14
Le Havre to Rosslare
Le Havre to Rosslare
Clowns in cafés and surviving a ferry across the North Sea
Douglas Morrione
Jun 13
Sustainability Is a Sham
Sustainability Is a Sham
My neighbor tells me — convinced he is right
Michael Rhodes
Jun 13
Crash Course Dummies Finale: When in Rome…
Crash Course Dummies Finale: When in Rome…
Do what the Romans do.
Senn Lai
Jun 13
The Tragedy of Unwritten Stories
The Tragedy of Unwritten Stories
The real tragedy in death isn’t merely that our stories are cut short; it’s when they were never shared and, worse, never written down.
Sean Openshaw.
Jun 13
How to Easily Be a Chameleon and Dominate Your Day
How to Easily Be a Chameleon and Dominate Your Day
The process is simple when you get focused
Tom Handy
Jun 12
Hot Tub Pot Lucks and Nudist Parents
Hot Tub Pot Lucks and Nudist Parents
And other nightmares of a 1970’s teenager seeking acceptance
Sharon Back
Jun 12
Idaho’s First Wind Phone
Idaho’s First Wind Phone
Messages for lost loved ones
JoEllen Claypool
Jun 11
The Video Games That Made Me & What We Can Learn From Them
The Video Games That Made Me & What We Can Learn From Them
A Retrospect on Gameplay in Honor of Summer Games Fest!
Justin Graves
Jun 11
Getting Past the Fear of Travelling Solo With a White Cane
Getting Past the Fear of Travelling Solo With a White Cane
Navigating 🦯 the airport maze is the one stressful part of the trip
Patricia Timmermans
Jun 11
Why I’m Republishing My Book
Why I’m Republishing My Book
A (long) story about “Resistance.”
Quentin Septer
Jun 11
The Story I Didn’t Write
The Story I Didn’t Write
All. The. Reasons. I’m no longer a nurse
Ann Litts
Jun 11
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