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What comes to mind when you hear the word “hero?” Fictional characters like Superman and Spiderman? Successful entrepreneurs like Steve Jobs and Bill Gates? Soldiers and leaders who fight to protect others, like George Washington and Desmond Doss? How about a couple foreign white-collar workers? Decent Men in an Indecent World During the Holocaust, untold …
Ordinary Heroes: The Story of the Unknown Schindlers Read More »
To be honest, I debated sending this to you for about a week before deciding to go ahead. Because, especially given the current situation, this is a topic RIPE for misunderstandings. But… 1. There is an important message in here that hopefully might encourage you And 2. If anyone chooses to misunderstand again, it’s best …
Sad things are happening in the country I live in these days. Hopefully this story will inspire you to remember that you can be a light even when it’s dark… In the 1980s, R&B musician Daryl Davis met his first Klan member. He had just finished playing a gig when an older white man told …
I sat on the cold, tiled hospital bathroom floor, trying not to puke. Moments earlier, I was helping a patient put on a sock, when a sudden wave of nausea sent me running to the nearest bathroom. This wasn’t the first time, either. A week before, my supervisor and I were working with a heart …
Have you ever seen a live panda? I have. And here’s something I realized about pandas after seeing one with my own googly eyes: They don’t do anything. I mean, aside from playing, sleeping, and eating bamboo, that is. Other animals perform a variety of useful, admirable functions: Dogs can be trained as guides for …
How the Most Useless Animal in the World Will Teach You to be a Stronger Writer Read More »
-intones- With the permanent closing of the great and magnificent doors of Journal Genius 1.0, comes the dawning of a new age…the age of the Brilliant Writer AudioGazette… Yeah, okay. Enough with the Star Wars voice and all that. Just wanted to let y’all know about a new opportunity that is ONLY for Brilliant Writers on …
True story: Once upon a time, there was a piano teacher named Mrs. Pine* and she was MEAN. If she was unhappy with someone, she wouldn’t hesitate to throw a fit, throw books, and throw kids out of her house. One day, the mother of Sandy, one of the students, decided she’d had enough and …
I once knew a guy named Mervin who did not have a phone. I’m not saying he did not have a smartphone, I’m saying he had no phone, period. No landline, no rotary phone, no smartphone, no dumb phone…not even a phone-with-an-average-IQ-of-95. Now, I know that in the 21st century, this mind-boggling idea is as …
This Millennial Did Not Have His Own Phone (And Yet He Did Not Melt and Die…) Read More »
As a youngster in college, I once had a summer job teaching English to fifth graders living in the boonies. Now, this place was SERIOUSLY backwater. The shower was outside, and looked like one of those icky public beach bathrooms, there were spiders the size of my face hanging from the ceilings, and worst of …
I know a man named Andrew who has a gift for teaching math. One of Andrew’s students was a preteen (let’s call him Danny*) with a dark past: When she was young, Danny’s mother Miriam married a man who had a nasty womanizing habit and an even nastier temper. While he was dating her, Danny’s …
He Wanted Her to Abort Their 4th Kid. So She Ran Read More »