Stories of Hope | Aldis Petriceks

Local Blogs

By Aldis Petriceks

E-mail Aldis Petriceks | Follow this Blog

About this blog: I was born and raised in Palo Alto, and graduated from Palo Alto High in 2013. For the lion's share of that time, I had a starry-eyed adoration for my hometown, and all its perks: top-notch schools, safe neighborhoods, and a boomi... (More)

Sort by: Most Recent | Most Popular

Selfishness, Poverty, and Lunch
Nov 26, 2018 4:11 pm
Comments: 3 | Views: 1,657
I was late to lunch in a new city, chipped and chilled by biting winds. A man entered my gaze as I hurried forward; he was facing what looked like the city... More

Trials of My Grandmother
Nov 12, 2018 4:33 pm
Comments: 2 | Views: 2,415
There was no single change which confirmed, to my mind, that my grandmother had suffered a stroke. She had, of course, but I had been trying to see things... More

Love, Justice, and Ada's Cafe
Oct 29, 2018 4:53 pm
Comments: 1 | Views: 2,167
Few things are truly indispensable in life. Or even important, for that matter. True, I often act with the opposite perspective—placing status or looks on... More

Learning Disabilities and the Struggle to Be Known
Oct 15, 2018 1:44 pm
Comments: 0 | Views: 2,156
==I This piece is the seventh in a multi-part series, telling stories about employees of Ada's Cafe -- a 501c3 nonprofit cafe in the Mitchell Park community center,... More

Guest Post: Youth, Illness, and Advance Care Directives
Sep 25, 2018 8:52 am
Comments: 4 | Views: 3,094
==I This piece is a guest-written essay by Leilani Graham, a Palo Alto native and graduate of Henry M. Gunn High School. Leilani is now a San Francisco-based writer,... More

1 2 3 4 5 > >>
Page 1 of 6

Local Blogs

Index