Life articles
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Life and Life Only
A good memoir should be more than an autobiography and less than a confessional but contain elements of both. As a reader, I am less interested in being overwhelmed with family trauma and pathos except when it informs the greater tale being told. Quite often, it is the memoirs that feature an excess of pathos More
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‘Life has bloomed:’ teenager reflects on year since life-altering shooting
By Heidi Schmidt Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — It’s been a year since a man shot a Northland teenager in the head when he mistakenly rang the wrong doorbell. Ralph Yarl was seriously injured in the shooting. He suffered a traumatic brain injury and spent months recovering and
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‘Life has bloomed:’ teenager reflects on year since life-altering shooting
By Heidi Schmidt Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — It’s been a year since a man shot a Northland teenager in the head when he mistakenly rang the wrong doorbell. Ralph Yarl was seriously injured in the shooting. He suffered a traumatic brain injury and spent months recovering and