Melissa Blake

My last name links me to my father. Every time I see it, every time I write it down, I think of him. It helps me keep him alive in my soul, and it makes me feel like I’m carrying a part of him with me wherever I go.

Any Millennial and Gen-Xer will tell you that Britney Spears defined a generation.

Sadly, I know I'm not the only one who was hurt by Logan Paul's video. I know because it's a hurt shared by so many survivors of suicide.

Thanks to The Golden Girls, I was able to see those mother/daughter dynamics play out between two adults.

Last month, I received the cruelest, most demeaning form of hate to date, on Twitter.

Every week, we'd gather in our family's small living room and watch Dawson's Creek together. And, thankfully, a tradition — and a bond — was formed.