Dear Jules,

This is the most beautiful story, so perfectly written. But it is much more than that. The things that make it fresh are the voice and the confidence that refuse to ask a single moment of pity or “poor me” for the streetwise, well-adjusted little 7-year-old Jules. Thank you for including the old photo so we could…

I have a non-existent relationship with my dad.

The only girl in 5 children. Dad assumed I was a daddy’s girl. I wasn’t.

I have tried hard to dig deep but the fact remains that I have no fond memories of my father.

i’m embarrassed

For the past few days I’ve had the same embarrassing memory floating through my head, only to lean down and slap me in the face when my brain is even slightly open to being prodded by something from my past. It isn’t even significantly embarrassing, but I can’t stop thinking about it. I’ve tried to…

MS: Urine, Urine Everywhere

Multiple Sclerosis took a giant piss on my life.

This twisted sadist cut my father down in his prime, motion by crippled motion, until he was just a talking head. A brilliant one, but just a talking head. I’d sit next to him doing my homework (flirting…

Music

Music is the only thing I can think of that can make people come together and have a good time. It does stay true in my life. For me music is a way to find an escape from reality and refresh the mind from unique tunes. I’ve been listening to music since I was 5. Govinda and Anil Kapoor starrer Deewana Mastana was my…