Miranda Chapman

What makes a hero? Is it flying? Laser vision? Mind-reading? Is it stature? Tall and handsome, slender and beautiful? Are they born with it? Is it character traits? Is it love? Compassion? Bravery?

I stand in the mulch, surrounded by the playground that was the backdrop of my childhood. I remember running through the grass and sliding down the slides, trying to keep my dress clean

I wonder if the life I long for is swimming somewhere among the stars. Something about outer space fascinates me. Maybe it’s the knowledge that I am but a speck in an

A deluge of voices constantly reminds us that the world we see is hopelessly broken. Day after day, it becomes more apparent, and we can hardly ignore it. Yet we desperately want to.

You can’t finish something you never start. Shocking, I know. Procrastination isn’t just something we do with homework. Instead, it haunts every area of our lives. Conversations can happen tomorrow. Coffee

“I volunteer because it’s so fulfilling! It feels so good!” “Working with kids makes me feel so full—like I’m fulfilling my purpose.” In response to questions of motive, how often

I sat at lunch across from my best friend. It was the first time we had chatted in a while, and she had a lot of hard things to share. She began to

It’s Friday, and you’re tired. Not just tired—you’re exhausted. You walk into your 9 a.m. “Just four more classes, and I’m done,” you whisper to yourself. You

All of us are on a quest. We might not think of our lives as quests, but they are. A quest is defined as a search for something. People spend their lives searching