Essays & Personal Stories

Here, the moments are real, the kind that leave a taste, a scent, a shadow you can’t quite shake. These are the scenes you’ll walk into, stand inside, and carry with you long after you’ve left the page.

True stories told with the stillness of a photograph and the punch of a heartbeat.

You’ll Never Be Happy Until…

My father’s words echoed: “You’ll never be happy until you’re your own boss.”

At fifteen, I scoffed, a stubborn, cocky, know-it-all teenager. What did my dad know about anything?

He was a slave to his work, often traveling out of town. How did he know what was good for me when I already had a career plan that was better than construction – his occupation.

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