by Jeriah Brumfield | Jul 18, 2024 | Stories
THE STADIUM lights blurred as Leslie Henley Trussler raced down the runway, her heart hammering a counterpoint to the roaring crowd. The wind whipped past, whispering doubts such as “too fast” and “not strong enough.” But she ignored them, gripping the pole tighter. A...
by Jeriah Brumfield | Jul 18, 2024 | Stories
JULIA BROWN beamed as her students mastered their addition and subtraction skills, but a flicker of something else crossed her eyes as she watched them at recess. Brown had noticed a connection between her students’ physical development and academic performance for a...
by Jeriah Brumfield | Jun 15, 2024 | Feature
TWELVE-YEAR-OLD Mathias Montoya watched, wide-eyed, as his parents tucked their crisp uniforms into their starched pants. The morning light glinted off their polished boots, symbolizing the years they’d dedicated to serving their country in the Navy’s Medical...
by Jeriah Brumfield | Jun 15, 2024 | Cover
ESTABLISHED JUST days before the infamous attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) symbolized a ray of hope during one of the darkest periods in American history. Initially conceived as a civilian defense force, CAP swiftly evolved into a...
by Jeriah Brumfield | Jun 15, 2024 | Stories
FIFTY-EIGHT YEARS. It has been 58 years since the last time a drink threatened to swallow him whole. At Serenity House, surrounded by encouraging conversations and love, it felt less like a battle won and more like a life rebuilt, brick by brick. Here, life wasn’t...
