Inside, my soul became so cold I hated everything. I even despised the sun, for I knew I would never be able to play in its warm presence. I cringed with hate whenever I heard other children laughing, as they played outside. My stomach coiled whenever I smelled food that was about to be served to somebody else, knowing it wasn't for me.

The Stovepipe is a memoir full of laughter and tears and a moving story of sisterly love as well as their will to survive.

Inside, my soul became so cold I hated everything. I even despised the sun, for I knew I would never be able to play in its warm presence. I cringed with hate whenever I heard other children laughing, as they played outside. My stomach coiled whenever I smelled food that was about to be served to somebody else, knowing it wasn't for me.

I am a very shy, introverted guy.

well, young man," the judge began, what it biols down to this if the court so desires and if you belive that your home setting is undesirable... you may return and desire with your mother at your home residents

I learned from Arnold Schwarzenegger, too, that it's O.K. to be pluggish.

Ask yourself: was there anything I could have done to prevent the situation? If the answer is yes, do something now and become a better person for it.