This morning, I woke up to an empty house. Max was gone. Instead, I found a note: “I’M SORRY. I’M NOT READY.” Most of his things…
Author: Zen Zone
I’ve spent enough years in the army to learn a painful reality: you can’t save everyone. Knowing that doesn’t make it easier—in fact, it makes the…
Sounds like a horror movie, right? But Myiasis—aka infestation of the human body by fly larvae—is a real medical condition, and trust us, it’s every bit…
Ever wondered if your face shape says something about who you really are? According to both Eastern traditions and some Western personality theories, it might. Face…
When we adopted Blu, the woman at the shelter gave us a long look and said, “You sure about this? He’s a pit.” I nodded. Because…
Although it is disturbing and immoral, many elephants are still used for entertainment purposes and paraded like circus attractions even though they are not supposed to…
Wait, what?! At 82 years old, Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger has been secretly engaged to his 38-year-old girlfriend, former ballet dancer Melanie Hamrick — and…
The morning of June 16, 2015, I woke up before the alarm. I just lay there, staring at the ceiling, heart pounding like I was about…
In the dazzling palette of the animal kingdom, the Agama lizard is one of nature’s most unexpected masterpieces. With a head that burns bright red like…
I was only supposed to drop off some groceries. My mom had been stressing about them not eating enough, so she sent me over with bags…