September 18, 2014 / Maisie Smith
The lights burned brightly on the old auditorium stage, illuminating the grand piano in the center. I cinched my ponytail tighter and walked out onto the newly waxed floor. Pulling the bench out, I sat down and adjusted my distance from the piano keys. The seat was still warm from the last person… a 10-year-old […]
read full articleSeptember 11, 2014 / Maisie Smith
“Who had I become? Just another shark in a suit? Two days later at our corporate conference in Miami, a breakthrough. Breakdown? Breakthrough. I couldn’t escape one simple thought: I hated myself. No, no, no, here’s what it was: I hated my place in the world. I had so much to say and no one […]
read full articleSeptember 4, 2014 / Maisie Smith
I turned 40 last month. As in, I’ve existed on this planet for 40 years. I’ve breathed in the same air as everyone else. I’ve looked up at the same moon and felt the same sun on my cheeks. And, like everyone else, I’ve wondered what it’s all about. My son drew a picture of […]
read full articleAugust 28, 2014 / Maisie Smith
BONG… BONG… BONG Ominous church bells toll throughout the stadium. The crowd launches to its feet and roars its approval as the door to the bullpen swings open and Trevor Hoffman, one of the best closers in Major League Baseball history, jogs onto the field. The slow build-up of AC/DC’s “Hells Bells” echoes up into […]
read full articleAugust 21, 2014 / Maisie Smith
When I was growing up, I was the quintessential nerd. I read encyclopedias for fun. Kids copied off of me in school because they knew they would get an A. In my world, sliced cucumbers made the perfect snack and I would eat them while watching Alf re-runs on television. But I also had a […]
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