There are some days where every little detail that occurred is embedded in your memory. So powerful is your recall that nothing can erase or
Teaching is a wonderful profession. Where else can you hangout with kids and lovable people all day? There aren’t many professions that include relationship building
Will the Younkers lose the horse or the house? Find out in this short story which celebrates warmth of Mongolian friendship. It all happened. Really
In the 1980s, my husband was an Army cook for the 10th Cavalry. The government considered our family of four as “living below the poverty
This is our daughter Joann’a story, her history, ghostwritten by me, her mother. It’s Friday evening, so I imagine the whole city feels free from
When smoke filled the stairwell and slipped under the apartment doors on the third floor, the Tuktaway family was huddled in their living room on
Pete keeps his head down, alert for large rocks and broken bottles. He kicks the dust to watch it fly out from his feet. He
My goal, as I sit here in my bedroom is to prove to you that your backstory is the family setting that you experienced growing
Some call Shakespeare the quintessential author, the crafter of the perfect plot. His characters burst from the scenes of his famous plays. Hamlet, one
When I first moved to Missouri in August 2000, one of the first things I noticed was that Missourians held opinions to themselves. So I
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Ever since Lori Younker was a child, she’s been captivated by her international friendships. She is mesmerized by the power of short works to inspire true understanding of the cross-cultural experience and expands her writing skills in creative nonfiction, guiding others to do the same. These days she helps others capture their life history as well as their stories of faith.