Author Archives: Jack

Only a minute after we escaped the house, our front door erupted in flames, the fire raging where we had just been standing. (Link Below)

“The Negro Mother” by Langston Hughes Children, I come back today To tell you a story of the long dark way That I had to climb, that I had to know In order that the race might live and grow. Look at my face dark as the night Yet shining like the sun with love’s […]

This is Barnie. For nearly six years, he lived behind the bars of a shelter. No one chose him. Too big, too old, too “plain,” some said. But Barnie never lost hope. And he never let go of his stuffed monkey, his beloved plush toy that had been patched up by volunteers more times than […]

In 1953, when Lucille Ball’s name was called for the Primetime Emmy for Best Actress for her role in I Love Lucy, Desi Arnaz sat still for a moment, his gaze fixed on the stage. Slowly, he lifted a hand to his face, his eyes filling with tears as he watched Lucille, in a simple […]