Stories of Personal Victory

Freedom from Bigotry Bought for a Penny

Posted by David Wallace on February 22, 2021

America has been brought low by its racism and bigotry against people of color. Since this is Black History Month, I want to share this story about our nation’s historical racism against Blacks. Freedom from Bigotry Bought for a Penny The lowly penny. What can this modest coin buy you? At three years old, it […]

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Misplaced eyes. Craters for cheekbones. Twisted nose.

Posted by David Wallace on January 22, 2021

Cherish Your Imperfections Olivia’s face is perfection. Flawless features and buttery skin. Quite a change from the face I’d seen months earlier. Back then, Olivia’s face looked like it had been put through a food processor. Misplaced eyes. Craters instead of cheekbones. Twisted nose. An out-of-kilter, lopsided mouth swollen around bunched, protruding teeth. Neither machine […]

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Hank the Husky

Posted by David Wallace on January 15, 2021

Hank the Husky If ever a creature in this life was wronged it was Hank. I don’t know how old he was, but he had moss growing on his bushy Husky fur from being left out in the rain and snow of brutal New York winters without shelter of any kind. He was fenced in […]

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