My stomach won’t stop rumbling and gurgling. I haven’t been this hungry in a long time, maybe never. Laying on this bench in the middle of the night looking up at the stars has me wondering how I got here. How did I get here, in this place, this hungry, lost and alone? All I wanted was to help others and I only had good intentions, right? At least I thought I did. Jenny only wanted me to help her ...

I feel like I’ve paddled for hours. I look over my shoulder to an empty river. It seems too good to be true that I might be able to rest for a minute. Processing the events that have unfolded is going to have to happen after I get off this river. My priority has to be to get somewhere dry and warm, but where? We are in the middle of nowhere with dozens of miles between here and civilization! There...

It’s been all over the news for days, missing girl from Dundee who never made it home from school. Her poor parents, oh gosh I can’t imagine! My nieces are the same age as her and wonder about what we would do if one of them went missing. My thoughts were interrupted by a sharp pounding on the door. Who could it be at this hour? I look through the window and cannot believe what I’m seeing. As I op...

Autumn came in overnight it seemed. The sweet smell of grass and plants dying filled the dim air. Each year it seemed to come faster and faster, bringing with it rain, cold, and death. I wasn’t prepared to head out into this day, but I had no choice. The early morning call from the captain proved to be fitting for today’s weather. Two teenagers on a late night walk found her there laying in the lo...