Pass it Forward
By Frances Bryce, June 18, 2020 — The COVID-19 virus has us now on Zoom instead of in a classroom with many other Best Day writers in the Senior Center. The good news is technology allows the class to continue. … Continued
By Frances Bryce, June 18, 2020 — The COVID-19 virus has us now on Zoom instead of in a classroom with many other Best Day writers in the Senior Center. The good news is technology allows the class to continue. … Continued
By Elliott Doomes, February 6, 2020 — I guess most people who live in these high-rise projects are making the best of a bad situation. They have a shelter and a place to sleep but that’s it. I’ve seen parents … Continued
By Eleanor Kazdan, January 16, 2020 — Ninth grade. I was 13 and just recovering from my most awkward life stage. [I was] taller than most kids, [with] pimples, frizzy hair, and big feet. In a word, unconfident. Ninth grade … Continued
By Frances Bryce, July 30, 2020 — I remember my mom talking about in the South, Black women who took care of these White kids and they called them by their first name, and when they grew up, the white kids … Continued
By Rochelle Tynes, March 5, 2020 — I am fortunate because my friends said there ain’t no such thing as luck, but mainly I think that I am blessed. I grew up crazy. We were in foster care from that … Continued
By Philip Pai, April 25, 2019 — When I was young, I lived with my mother. My father was a military person. Every day he just fought with the enemy. That time I saw the young couple married I felt … Continued
By Ann von Dehsen, April 25, 2019 — My childhood Easter memories included Baskets filled with chocolate bunnies and jelly beans, brightly colored eggs about to transform into egg salad, dresses with petticoats that rustled when you moved, church service … Continued
By Marina, November 20, 2019 — I come from a family of six children, two sisters, and four brothers. My family and I were born in the Dominican Republic. I enjoyed the Dominican Republic. Life was easy. Our parents had … Continued
By Elliot Doomes, October 24, 2019 — I could never fool anybody at Halloween. It never mattered what I put on. Everybody always said, “Come on, Elliot. We know its you.” I guess I had a distinctive walk or something. … Continued
By Ann Von Dehsen, July 25, 2019 — Caught up in the excitement of the US Women’s Soccer Team’s victory, I realized how greatly and positively things have changed for girls and women in sports. When I was in elementary … Continued