There are moments in life that happen completely out of the blue that force us to open our eyes wide, stand up straight, and take notice....

To state the obvious, I am a girl. A grown-up girl, but still a girl nonetheless. Volumes have been written on a girl’s worth and...

I was alone, driving north on the Chicago I-294 tollway, after a quick trip to Cincinnati ended in the failure to secure a cardiothoracic...