Sister Secrets
My name is LaLa, and I was born in Mississippi. I arrived as a chubby cherub angel to my mother and father, who never thought they could have children. My family told me throughout...
Author: Louise James
Prison Riot
It was a typical day: count inmates, watch inmates, direct inmates, and count again. My post for the day was the chow hall. I counted, I watched, I directed. In the middle of the...
My Last Birthday Dinner With Him
It was my tenth birthday, and my mom’s recently estranged husband, Chad, took me out to dinner. He was the only other man in my life besides my biological father that I called dad....
With a Side of Hope
I was always on edge with my mother’s emotions; even at eight years old, I knew something was different today. We were in the prettiest, cleanest house I had ever seen and got to...
1969: Shooting the Moon
I wanted to tell them the truth, but how could I… what would I say… It was tempting to move from this door—to leave and never remember this nightmare I walked into. A time...
Visiting Hours in Heaven
I’ve waited an entire year for this day. You only get one visit from a loved one from heaven, and I was thankful to get that one visit with my little sister, Katrina. I...