James Baker is a fiend for the outdoors. His family spent hundreds of weekends on camping trips across the country. But the Victoria native says that love…

Dogs hold a special place in Norma Cantu's childhood. The professor of humanities now calls the campus of Trinity University her neighborhood.But growing…

Crystal Henry has loved storms as long as she can remember. Cozy memories of cuddling up with mom to count off the thunder fill her childhood. But so do…

Aubrey Cofield's story is the classic woman vs nature tale. In it her mother who worked for years moved into a home she hoped would be the fruits of that…

"It began with a sound," said Bill Gallagher in this story. While we knew what Bill's story was about, the telling was no less startling to hear the…

Amanda Reimherr Buckert's tale is epic in scope, going back a through generations of family. Her story shows us that some of what we are told are Mother…

Amber Meegan knew that nature could be cruel, having witnessed it first hand when working in Katmai National Park in Alaska. But knowing and experiencing…

Angela Rabke was 14 when this story takes place. She was living in a house surrounded by elderly people, so the occiasional caregiver-related mishap was…

Tiffany Farias-Sokoloski always wanted to travel. Her mother wasn’t so keen on the idea. In this story she tells us about her first big trip and how she…

Courtney Mumma was about to move across Canada when a cat named Memphis and a cheating boyfriend left her holding the bag on $150,000 in damages.Listen to…