One Mother’s True Story
Title: Sucking Up Yellow Jackets
Women were placed on this earth to serve men and appease their every whim. Wives…
My Son Ryan and AIDS
In 1984, one week before Christmas, Jeanne White was told that her son Ryan had contracted AIDS from a blood…
Baseball Nights
Baseball Nights
I remember that walk down Avenue A
to a field painted with white caulk
shaped like a diamond –…
Who is Next?
The lives of so many people including mine have been turned inside and out The lives of so many people have…
Winter Falls
Winter Falls
Winter blew in early that year
The trees gave up their autumn finery
And settled into stark black…
Stay With Us
For the victims of the January 24, 2011
Domodedovo International Airport bombingThirty five…
The Door to Oblivion
The Door to Oblivion
Albert stared in disbelief, he was sure he had seen a door out of the corner of his eye, and…
Lost In the Thought of Life
Lost In the Thought of Life
I woke up cold & uncomfortable, wondering why the AC is on when it's about 40…
Good Neighbors In Rwanda
If there hadn’t been a gigantic sign on the street saying “C.E.L.P.A.R. Polyclinique”, the house within which it…
Seven Universal Pearls of Wisdom…
... to Thrive in Crisis
Now that I have entered my fourth decade of life, I feel I’ve finally "arrived." I know…
5 Day Interview with Upcountry’s Author R.M. Doyon
It's my pleasure to interview author R.M. Doyon. RM, or Rick as he is known to his many friends, is the author of…
Before They Fell
Before they fell you were so vibrant so bold
You spoke your mind but you did what you were told
You were so…
Colonial Legacies and Ethnic Violence in Africa
Colonial Legacies and Ethnic Violence in Africa
Did the colonial era leave behind the legacies of violence,…
A Moon Made Me Wonder
strange, how I already knewwomen were treated differentthan men - back then…
Women On Front Lines
Women On Front Lines
Women are offering their personal resources, time, and energy like never before. At least…