I, like any other 16 year old, know that a seatbelt can save your life. I was a regular teenage boy when in a matter of seconds, my life changed forever. click for full story.

In August of 2000, I told my husband about an exciting job offer that paid really well. The only catch was that we would have to relocate. Instead of being met with excitement and positive words such as, "That's great. You can do it," he told me, "You can move, but won't, because you're going to fail in this just like everything else you're going to do in life."click for full story

I believe I was born and survived birth for a purpose. I was a premie and weighed only 4 pounds. I was born blue with the cord around my neck and tied in 3 knots. The doctor said I was a miracle. click for full story

A lot of journalists and writers come to Alaska to write articles or anthropologies. They portray Barrow to be beautiful, and I guess it is. It's like nothing they had ever seen before, but then again, they fail to look beneath the surface. First impresions CAN be decieving .click for full story

The year 2001 was the worst time of my life. My family and I experienced some devastating loses. click for full story

It all started the day I found out that my grandmother whom I call "mom" found out in 2001 that she had cancer of the lungs. We were told to not worry about anything. She said that she would not leave us. click for full story

On the morning of August 25th 2000, my family was preparing to attend my uncle's funeral. I chose not to go because I never liked being in that type of atmosphere (death always brings me down). click for full story

Since the beginning of 7th grade I have been very suicidal and in a depression. I was always skeptical about my hair, weight, clothes, pretty much myself. I hated myself for being alive and wished I would die. click for full story

My daughter, Rachael had a severe substance abuse problem as a teenager. I was suddenly jerked out of my denial about her drug abuse when she went into a psychotic break. click for full story

I was forty and a successful artist, living a busy, happy life with my publisher husband, Neal. Then the Monday afternoon of June 15th 1998, turned my world upside-down. click for full story

On May 26, 2000 my entire world fell apart in a single instant. My twin sister, Laura, and her boyfriend were in a terrible accident. click for full story

Today is the second anniversary of my younger sister's death. She died of lung cancer caused by her addiction to tobacco. click for full story

I am the mother of the twins in the earlier story above. Kelly and Karly were beautiful young girls, enjoying their lives, with promising futures. click for full story

I have experienced tremendous tragedy over the past few years. I have an MLS (Master of Library Science) and worked as an Information Specialist for executive search firms in Silicon Valley. click for full story

Well, my life was going pretty well. My identical twin sister and I were in our senior year of high school and I just recently had a baby. click for full story