What started as a beach ball turned into a survival story on a rock island…
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The roof, the umbrella, and the worst weather plan in Nebraska
Five fraternity brothers, one chimney, and an umbrella that never stood a chance…
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The second Mom stepped out of the plane, our little trainer suddenly felt like a 747…
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One migraine, one Runza® stop, and one bus ride turned me into seventh-grade folklore…
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I was still the tall skinny farm kid with pants three inches too short, but after that hallway, nobody seemed to notice anymore…
Continue readingWhen the ground gave way
We thought we were building a future, then the economy took almost everything but our will to keep going…
Continue readingThe night the fire alarms wouldn’t stop
Nothing was wrong, but everything felt like it was…
Continue readingThe woman in the hallway
She walked past the doorway like she had done a thousand times before; except she wasn’t supposed to be there…
Continue readingI almost didn’t open it
I didn’t expect a few words on paper to stay with me this long…
Continue readingEverything looked the same… but it wasn’t
Some moments feel warm… until you realize what’s missing…
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