He made me his drug mule
Twenty years after I almost went to jail, I found the guy responsible on Facebook -- and something amazing happened
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 11:45 AM UTC 41Life Life stories, Drugs, Facebook
Twenty years after I almost went to jail, I found the guy responsible on Facebook -- and something amazing happened
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 11:45 AM UTC 41I never met the women I counseled, but they taught me what it means to be pregnant, desperate and afraid
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 23I swore I'd never be one of those vain women, but pregnancy wrecked my body. Now I wonder: Was it a mistake?
Saturday, Apr 27, 2013 10:00 PM UTC 50For years, strangers have made fun of me for being fat. But I got my power back -- by turning the camera on them
Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 11:30 PM UTC 329I still don't know if I want children. Frankly, I'm not sure I ever want to love anything that much
Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 30I know the unfathomable grief that Martin Richard's parents must be feeling. I lost my daughter to a bomb, too
Friday, Apr 19, 2013 11:45 AM UTCWhen we found out a dog was being abused, my wife and I went into rescue mode. Was it really our job to save him?
Thursday, Apr 18, 2013 1:30 AM UTC 21As my grandmother faded, I struggled not to blame her for the body issues I inherited, the ones she never overcame
Monday, Apr 15, 2013 1:00 AM UTCSociety has come a long way toward accepting gay marriage. Could the same ever be true for my polygamous family?
Sunday, Apr 14, 2013 1:00 AM UTC 181People think I'm crazy for being in Ellie's wedding party. Four years ago, I thought she was going to marry me
Tuesday, Apr 9, 2013 11:50 PM UTCI've covered wars for years, but nothing prepared me for the conflict on the ground – or in my head
Tuesday, Apr 9, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 11It sounds like a male fantasy: Free rent, great sex and lots of drugs. But I was wracked by guilt and inadequacy
Monday, Apr 8, 2013 1:00 AM UTC 31As a sideshow performer, I put swords down my throat. But offstage, ordinary activities can give me panic attacks
Thursday, Apr 4, 2013 12:00 AM UTCI was hoping to become the next indie success story. Instead, I got a tough lesson in vanity
Tuesday, Apr 2, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 77I'd done so many scary things in my life, but this might be the scariest. At the age of 58, I joined a dating site
Sunday, Mar 31, 2013 11:00 AM UTC 189My parents can't handle the fact that I'm gay, and we'll never agree on religion. But I've found acceptance anyway
Sunday, Mar 31, 2013 1:00 AM UTC 76It was a base for the teen evangelical movement, where I saw fundamentalist Christianity's power, and its danger
Thursday, Mar 28, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 73A man is scalded by nearly boiling water and citric acid. His fate points to a dark reality for temp workers
Wednesday, Mar 27, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 31As Cara fought drug addiction, I tried to help. But she slipped into darkness, and I was left without my other half
Tuesday, Mar 26, 2013 12:00 AM UTCI was 12, and he was my 20-year-old camp counselor. For years, I thought I was asking for it -- but not anymore
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