Amy Shouse is a Los Angeles native who lives and writes in Santa Monica.
Recently, a friend was relaying a story about something he’d done that he regretted. He rattled on nervously, slipping into a dark vortex of self-condemnation about how disappointed in himself...
If someone asked me to describe myself, I don’t think I’d include “brave” in my answer. I tend to prefer safe and peaceful as opposed to adventurous and extreme. But...
When was the last time you made an assumption about another person, whether it be from their behavior or appearance, without knowing a thing about them? Yesterday? Today? A few...
Years ago, during the time that my father was struggling with Alzheimer’s, I happened to catch an interview with the son of Christopher Reeve on television. He was overjoyed that...
In life, the most common friendships we form are with our peers – people who see the world as we do, and who are in the same age bracket. This...