Eight-year-old Andrew is autistic and bilingual. He speaks English–and Chicken.
Tag: Non-Fiction
Finding Dad
By Kara Sundlun
Kara knew that in order to move forward, she had to make the choice to forgive.
A Chick in the Cockpit
By Erika Armstrong
“Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We’re about to enter an area of known turbulence, so please put on your seatbelts. It’s going to be a bumpy ride.”
Figuring Shit Out
By Amy Biancolli
“Your life isn’t over.” My dad says this. “I mean, YOUR life isn’t over. Beyond the kids. You’ll go on living, doing things. This isn’t it.”
I know, I assure him. I have the kids. They need me. They’re my life now.
“OK,” he replies, then grunts — more of a brief hum. He only hums when he thinks I’m full of shit.
The Four Gifts
By Father Joseph Bradly
By all rights, insight, knowledge, and plain old common sense I should be dead. If past usage of beer, marijuana, and cocaine didn’t do the trick, then certainly dilated cardiomyopathy should have.
You Let Some GIRL Beat You?
By Ann Meyers Drysdale with Joni Ravenna
Ann Meyers Drysdale has been one of the greatest stars in the history of basketball. But her rise wasn’t without controversy. Her 1979 NBA bid to play with the Indiana Pacers brought a barrage of criticism. But Ann simply wanted to play among the best. She had always competed with the guys, and she never let anyone keep her down.
Charting the Unknown: Family, Fear, and One Long Boat Ride
By Kim Petersen
A rediscovered list of dreams, unceremoniously stashed in an Abnormal Psych book, takes Kim and Mike Petersen on the journey of a lifetime – to live on a boat
Jan’s Story
By Barry Patersen
Foreword by Katie Couric
Imagine hearing these words: “She has Alzheimer’s.” Now imagine that “she” is vibrant, active, loving, healthy … and just 55.
KTLA’s News At 10: Sixty Years with Stan Chambers
By Stan Chambers, with Lynn Price
In 1947 Stan caught a wave just as KTLA Channel 5, Los Angeles, was becoming the first commercial television station this side of the Mississippi. This wave has taken Stan on an unimaginable journey covering TV news that has been going strong for sixty years
