'Hey, bud, uh, just checking in If actually, if you want, I'm, uh, in between flight We're all flying and I'm gone heading out to the...

Let me just start out by saying that writer’s block is real. Sometimes it’s hard to get into an article, make it meaningful, and give it...

The cold pressing into your seat. The rumbling beneath your feet. The experience of traveling on a plane, from the rolling take-off to...

High school stabilization: something my family never thought we would apply for. We’ve always been the type of people who go with the...

If you didn't notice from my last article, "New Kid," I like to use music to explain what I feel, and I enjoy finding songs to help other...

One thing I’ve learned from being a military kid is that you experience a lot of change. It seems like a given since you’re expected to...

My dad retired from the U.S. Army this past September. Retired. It still sounds weird, even after almost three months. Initially, I...

Last month, I read Anything But Okay by Sarah Darer Littman, a novel about injustice, the tangled world of politics, and staying true to...

Every teenage student experiences immense academic pressure. The pressure of having to succeed in school, of getting the grades, of...

The 2022 Military Child of the Year, accomplished violin player, and founder and president of Music Echoes, David Lee, is also the author...

I think we can all agree that being a military child is one of the most chaotic and unstable things in the whole world. A lot of the...

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 55.3% of people ages 16-24 were working in July 2022. For many teens, a job is an...

Some of you may recognize the title of this piece to also be the name of a song: “Move (Keep Walkin’)” by TobyMac. If you don’t recognize...

Almost exactly a year ago, my family and I moved back to the U.S. from Camp Humphreys, South Korea. The two years we spent overseas...

Nothing irks me more than those silly “You can do it!” posters. Sometimes nothing but negativity spews out of my mouth, and I feel like I...

When I first realized I was not straight in middle school, I felt very alone. I didn't have many friends, and I lived on a military base...

When you’re a military kid, having your family member deployed can be heartbreaking. Not being able to see them as often and not hearing...

Long time no talk, Bloomers. During my absence, Britney was freed, Squid Games captivated the world, Taylor Swift turned the internet...

So one of the coolest things about March is the 14th... why? Because it's PI Day! For those of you out there who are math nerds, the 14th...

Sometimes the life of a military teen reads like one of those Choose Your Own Adventure books. You arrive at your parent’s next...