Let’s start this column off in the most real way possible. I’m weird. And I’m not afraid to…
Articles by Alyssa Silva
Birthdays take on a slightly different meaning around here. At this time every year, I think about a…
Until I was 15, I managed to stay reasonably healthy. But for the first time in almost a…
My wheelchair has been my ultimate sidekick since I was a curly-headed toddler, and just like any other…
As much as I don’t like to admit it, sometimes life can be brutally unfair. I’m even hesitant…
Second in a series. Read Part 1 here. There’s a certain significance that Dec. 4 holds in…
If I asked you right now to tell me what your life’s defining moments were, what would you…
“When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” We’ve all heard this saying. It has been repeated and engraved…
“All right, Alyssa, let’s see how quickly we can do this,” I shouted to my assistant, who conveniently…
Did you know that when buffalo sense a storm coming, they run into it? I recently took a writing course,…