As they were carting him off on a gurney, all I could think was, I wish that was me.

Stop trying to save me. You couldn't then; you can't now.

Who will see you through the darkness? "Me," I key in the answer. "I'll find my own way.

Why couldn't I have a fatal disease? It'd be so much easier.

Yeah, I loved her. I couldn't help it. She was my brother.

I got singled out. I don't know why. Why do people always target me? Is it because I'm short and they figure I can't fight back? They're right, I can't, but it's not because I'm vertically challenged.

My mother read that parents should spend quality time with their children. One way is to sign up for organized activities together. This month we're taking meditation to free the mind. Last month it was Rolfing. Have you ever Rolfed, Tone?" "Only after the school's shepherd's pie," I said.