Boy Scouts helps open doors to opportunity
“I’ve been involved in scouting for a very long time, since 1981 when I was 11 years old. “I earned Eagle Scout when I was 17, but I didn’t really know what that meant until I...
Category: Short Stories
He follows dad’s footsteps into property management
“I have multiple rental properties that I manage. I got into it through my dad. It’s mostly houses, but we recently started buying apartment complexes. “I’ve been helping him since I was a little kid, going...
Sports broadcasting’s ‘awesome lifestyle’ appealing
“Ever since I was a little kid, I played all the sports that I could. Then coming up to high school, I actually quit sports because I couldn’t watch sports. I couldn’t go to football games...
Veteran ‘mail lady’ looks out for people on her route
“I’m a mail lady. I took the civil service exam and then three years later they called me and I’m like, oh, I forgot I even did that. When I went for the interview the guy...
He tries to stay strong following brother’s death
“I got the call from my aunt at 4 o’clock in the morning. My brother and his fiancé were in Galveston for Valentine’s Day. They were going to this place near the sea wall called the...
Prison life convinces him to change his ways
“I’m a changed person. I used to do messed-up things, get in trouble, break the law. But when I woke up in jail and was looking at 10 years, I knew it was time to grow...
Virgin Islands girl getting used to a few changes
“These are my granddaughters. The oldest one was born in the Virgin Islands and has been here about a year. She likes it, but one of the biggest changes is the weather. She’s not used to...
Young writer enjoys creating her own worlds
“I love writing. I’ve been writing stories since I was real young. I have these journals filled with stories. Right now I’m reworking the Harry Potter books and putting my own characters in it. One has...
‘I’m thankful for the life I have here with my family’
“I was an immigrant once. I know how it is to come here and work hard to provide for your family. “My mom wanted a better life for us, but I didn’t like it here at...
She went from tears to a house full of children
“It was hard for me to conceive, so I went back and forth to Houston for a whole year to see the best doctors. Finally I was told, sorry, we have done everything we can but...
