The Load
Depression can be one of the most destructive and horrible things in our lives. The pain from the loss of a job, marriage, relationship, home, or of a parent or a child can seem more than one person can ever… Continue Reading
Author: Dan Adams
November Tears
It was a sound I’d hoped I would never hear. I was exhausted. We had stayed up late on this particular Tuesday evening in November. I remember feeling the bed shake from her weeping. At first I was mad; I… Continue Reading
The Vote
Many years ago when I was a 20-year-old sailor I found myself in a small country on the other side of the world. The ship I was on had just pulled into port. I strolled down a dusty road in… Continue Reading
The Drive Home
We had been driving most of the day when we finally reached the town where you were waiting for us. I spoke to the sheriff alone as your brothers waited in the car. He was very kind as we finished… Continue Reading
Blue Collar, White Collar: More Career Emphasis Should be Put on the Trades
It was a typical afternoon in my world. I was 3 feet underground in a hole covered in mud fixing a broken waterline. I remember thinking, “Well, at least it’s not raining.” The homeowner had just walked up to check… Continue Reading
The Hidden Prejudice
Growing up in the ’70s and ’80s I heard every day from my mother and sisters about the treatment of women in the work force. I was brought up with the notion that if a woman can do the same… Continue Reading
