Author Archives: Jack

To the usher at the Cardinals game who spent two innings finding my son a bottle of milk: When I asked you if you knew where I could find milk for my son, at Busch Stadium on a sweltering summer evening, I expected you to tell me I was out of luck, or at best […]

In 2021, Carlos Fresco gave his best friend Monty—an elderly Labradoodle battling leukemia—one final adventure to remember. Since Monty could no longer walk, Carlos gently placed him in a wheelbarrow and pushed him up Pen y Fan, their favorite mountain in Wales. As they climbed, strangers paused their own hikes to offer help or simply […]

My mom did not sleep. She felt exhausted. She was irritable, grumpy, and bitter. She was always sick until one day, suddenly, she changed. One day my dad said to her: – I’ve been looking for a job for three months and I haven’t found anything, I’m going to have a few beers with friends. […]

For many years, that dog was his only friend. They had no house, no comfort, and no extras — but they had each other. Through rain, hot sun, and long dusty roads, they always walked side by side. They shared dry bread, puddle water, and cold nights under cardboard. Today, the silence feels heavier than […]