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I PULLED A CAT FROM THE FIRE—BUT WHAT I FOUND IN ITS COLLAR STOPPED ME COLD I’ve seen a lot in twenty years on the job. Collapsed beams, smoke so …

MY MOM MOVED IN WITH ME LAST MONTH—BUT YESTERDAY, SHE CALLED ME BY A NAME I’VE NEVER HEARD HER SAY BEFORE I thought I was ready for this. After her …

I WOKE UP TO THE SMELL OF COFFEE—BUT I LIVE ALONE AND DON’T DRINK IT It started with small things. A sock out of place. My razor slightly damp even …

MY SON WAS BORN DIFFERENT—NOW HE WANTS TO HEAL OTHERS When I first held my son, I remember the silence in the delivery room. Not the peaceful kind—more like everyone …

I’M 23, A SINGLE MOM OF 4 BABIES—AND I STILL WANT MORE People stare. A lot. In the grocery store, at the park, even just walking down the sidewalk with …

OUR DOG CAN’T EAT LIKE OTHER DOGS—SO WE BUILT HIM A CHAIR AND NEVER LOOKED BACK   When we first brought Bodie home, we thought he was just a little …

HE HELD MY BABY FOR A PHOTO—BUT THEN HE SAID SOMETHING THAT MADE ME DROP THE CAMERA It was supposed to be just a community demo day—kids climbing on armored …