I ran into Jonathan Siegel a few weeks ago. But not in a good way. I was approaching the red light between Foster and Tucker roads. I was headed for the turning lane in my white Honda Pilot. The...

Every day is a blank canvas for me. A different, but not so new, art form has become one of my passions. This is make-up. My first experiences with make-up was when my mom would help me do it for cheer...

Autocorrect is RUNNING my life. Oops, I mean ruining. There it goes again. Every day I have to deal with this terrible future feature. I meen mean other day I texted my mom meaning to tell...

I had strep throat at the beginning of this school year. I had a bad stomach virus last year. I’ve had the flu before. But none of these illnesses can compare to having senioritis. I began...

Ever since my mom, Donna Ellison, started teaching in the middle school here at Stratford Academy, my life has been different. Having her nearby results in some very good things and some very bad things....

I first visited Mexico Beach over spring break in 2008, when I was in Mrs. Kathy Larsen’s kindergarten class. I went with Madeline Davis because she had a beach house there. My family and I instantly...

Run. Three letters, a chance to get it right. I have become accustomed to the messages he leaves, but today, things are different. Today, the letters are running down and becoming blurred stains....

I will turn 18 years old on Tuesday, Nov. 6, and I will be attending  a big party that night. There will be lots of food to eat, but no birthday cake. Hopefully, it will  be a celebration party for...

On a cool, fall day in 2012, my friends, Lillie Sweet Strickland and Elizabeth Sellers, and I were almost kidnapped. Or so we thought. We had spent the night at Lillie Sweet’s house that Friday...

Senioritis is an “affliction of students in their final year of high school or college, characterized by a decline in motivation or performance.” That's the definition, according to Google. It is known...

Four years ago, I sat down to my middle school desk and signed up for yearbook as my high school elective. I thoughtfully wrote down the answers to the questions, knowing this was the class I wanted...

My father, Eric Hefner, started franchising Zaxby’s in 1996, the year my older brother Jonathan was born. He currently franchises 20 Middle Georgia Zaxby’s. I have been eating chicken wings and...