Halftime Speeches

Blue

Paddle. Paddle. Paddle. Stand up. Fall down. Go find my board. Swim back out. Paddle. Paddle. Paddle. Stand up. Fall...

Mismatch

“Your last name?” she asks. “Humphrey” I tell her. She types my last name into the keyboard. People begin queuing...

10 Steps to Becoming a Change-Making Animal

Each academic year I have to integrate a new cohort of students into my La Ceiba class. Yet, it is...

The Letter

He swiveled in his chair, pointed at the X-rays, and said, “You are scraping bone on bone. There is no...

Had to Go Back to Go Further

“Are you going to pay the price? Are you going to sit in the chair and take the pain?” Reverend...