We had moved to a town near the Turkish border and decided to apply for visas that would allow us the opportunity to visit and get a...

I went upstairs to the audiovisual lab at school knowing it would be empty and a place where I could get some peace and quiet and a much...

On a short visit to a European city, my wife and I decided to stay overnight at a cheap hostel rather than spending money on more...

I was a detective in Amsterdam working on case and had just removed a car bomb from below a sedan parked along a canal, throwing it into...

I was invited to try out for a professional baseball team, given the opportunity—despite my age and a few inconvenient physical ailments...

I saw her nervously roaming around the lobby of the hotel I was staying at and decided to confront her. Surprised that I had recognized...

It was my first day working on the movie set and I was busy running around with my clipboard and headset. I ran into the director who...

Our new downstairs neighbors were in the process of moving house when I decided to take a ride over to their old apartment to let them...

My band was booked into a venue that had just reopened after a lengthy COVID-19 lockdown. I arrived at the venue to find only a handful...

I went to visit my old friend Howard at the bistro where he was working to see if would be getting off work early. It turned out that he...

I was at home at my grandparent's house on Maplewood doing some work when my mother's friend, aunt Sandy, came for a visit. I told her no...

I went to visit my grandparents at their apartment on Maplewood. When I arrived, my grandfather seemed agitated about something and said...

I received a call from the adoption agency saying that my application had been approved and that someone was already on the way to my...

I was on my way to band rehearsal at one of my band mate's apartment when I came upon an old, broken Gibson SG electric guitar body in...

I had gone to the bank to sign the paperwork for the mortgage on the new house my wife and I recently purchased. Upon arriving at the...

I had just returned to Chicago after accompanying my older children on their flight back to Spain. My grandfather was waiting for me in...

I was riding in the front seat of a taxi when the driver lifted his sunglasses onto his head and I recognized it was Andrea Bocelli. I...

I received a call from my late grandmother who told me she knew that I was worried that my time was nearly up and wanted to reassure me...

I had just found out that an old restaurant colleague of mine from back in Chicago had recently moved to The Hague, where she was now a...

I was called up from Triple A to play in my first major league baseball game. I was up to bat for the first time and hit the ball on the...