A graduate of Wheaton College with a degree in literature, Loren also adores language. He has served as assistant editor for Plugged In magazine and copy editor for Wildlife Photographic magazine.
A graduate of Wheaton College with a degree in literature, Loren also adores language. He has served as assistant editor for Plugged In magazine and copy editor for Wildlife Photographic magazine. Most days find him crafting copy for corporate and small-business clients, but he also occasionally indulges in creative writing. His short fiction has appeared in a number of anthologies and magazines. Loren currently lives in south Florida with his wife and three children.
There’s something about the fragility of our eyes that has frustrated ancient and modern medicine alike. But thanks to a revolutionary new treatment, a 3-year-old Wisconsin girl who was once blind can now see.
Fortunately, it only takes a few seconds for a crowd to materialize. They swarm to the front of the van, hoist it up and begin dragging the woman to safety.
An instrument is never just an instrument. Music makers carry a certain emotional weight with them. Sgt. Matt Miller understands that full well. The trumpet that he carried with him to Iraq and that sounded at fellow soldiers’ funerals was stolen from him on Veterans Day.
Lew Johnston, a 65-year-old man with COPD, knew that his days were numbered. However, there was one thing he still wanted to do: attend his daughter’s wedding.
No love is quite as ferocious as the love of a parent for a child, and no illness is quite as insidious as pediatric cancer. Five-year-old Charlie Procter fought that disease for two long years, and the words he uttered right before his death will break your heart.
A new Christmas ad from Bouygues, a French telecom company, is reminding us of the joy in the work that we call parenting. Indeed, the spot is so well executed that it can claim a proud place among the best Christmas-themed commercials from the past.
Not every gift that children want this Christmas is something you can buy at the mall or on Amazon. One young girl left a note in a Santa’s Mailbox in Lowe’s asking for a far more precious gift: a kidney for her brother.
How long do cats live? Expert estimates say about 10 to 15 years. But the extraordinary life of one 23-year-old kitty who survived the streets of Baltimore only to find a home with a loving family shows that averages don’t always tell the whole story.
There’s something particularly satisfying about a paramedic saving someone from death -- particularly when that individual is about to jump from a high place. In the case of Columbian paramedic Richard Parra, he had to get stealthy in order to save a potential jumper’s life.