Soul Stories: Inspiring Journeys of Growth, Healing, and Self-Discovery

The coffee shop regular

I'd been going to the same coffee shop every morning for three weeks, same seat, same oat latte, sam...

Stranger on the subway

It was raining, I was late, and I'd been crying in the quiet way that fools nobody. I sat on the F t...

Stranger on the Subway: The Smile I Needed Most

It was raining, I was late, and I'd been crying in the quiet way that fools nobody. I sat on the F t...

The Bus Stop Stranger

I sat at a bus stop but wasn’t waiting for a bus. I just didn’t know where else to go. The city move...

It’s Okay to Bend

During a New York blizzard, it was 2 a.m. I sat on my kitchen floor, staring at my laptop. My visa s...

The Cat That Lived in Aisle Seven

The hardware store near my apartment has a cat. I didn't know this for the first six months I lived ...

Twenty Minutes Above It All

Our building has a sign on the roof door that says no access. I have chosen, personally, to move pas...

The Parking Spot That Changed My Whole Afternoon

I was already twenty minutes late and circling the same block for the third time when a spot opened ...

We Just Disappeared for a While

Jade and I hadn't seen each other in three years. Just different cities, the kind of drifting nobody...

The Crossword Guy

I was sitting alone at a diner counter on a Sunday morning, which already tells you something a...