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By Angie Liang By the time you read this, my 2nd anniversary of moving to New York City will have passed. Like most weeks, it was rather uneventful …

By Kristan Hoffman Despite fireworks and festivities, the start of 2011 was bittersweet. Shortly after we rang in the New Year, Andy’s younger brother was deployed to Afghanistan …

By Kristan Hoffman On my most recent trip home to Houston, my parents and I went to Clear Lake for an evening sail on our boat. The weather …

By Angie Liang Keep it to yourself. That used to be our family motto. We never talked about my sister’s “condition,” especially not to anyone outside the family. …

By Kristan Hoffman Your day starts at 6 AM with a dog retching beside your bed. The noise rouses you from dreaming, and you stumble out of the …

By Kristan Hoffman In my parents’ office, there were four tables pushed together to make a single large one. I remember sitting underneath those tables while my dad …

By Kristan Hoffman Last night I fell asleep imagining all the things I want in life. I pictured my future home, with granite countertops in the kitchen, the …