It's only 7:30 p.m. and already it's dusk. The night air is a little crisper than it has been. I drive with the windows down, burning gas I can't afford to waste. The neon sign on the storefront s  

The first time I heard the name Carrie Culberson in August 1996, I was in the throws of planning my first wedding. I was too distracted to feel the full impact of what was happening in small-town B  

"You have such a pretty face, Heather. If you could just lose that extra weight, you would be so attractive." Diane, my co-worker, sounds like she's trying to complement me yet I feel so low that   

Dear X, It was an uneventful Saturday night. We were taking a family trip to the mall to do a little shopping, to pick up a few things we needed and drool over the cool things we can't afford. But  

Aunt Sara was one of the funniest people I've ever known. She seemed to have a certain energy; she would brighten a room when she entered it. I've missed her sense of humor all these years, her sel