Story by Cameron Bocanegra | Photo by Aadil Shelkh Getting sick is supposed to come in waves. You wake up with a stuffy nose and the next day, a scratchy throat. It is supposed to be subtle. Now what if this sickness were sleeping in your genes, waiting for...

Story and Photo by Hannah Neumann Sean Donnelly deployed to Afghanistan in 2012 as a sergeant and team leader in the Army, conducting over 100 missions in his first eight months at war. On one of these missions, Donnelly’s vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device, or IED....

Story and Photo by Hannah Neumann Ernesto Hernandez hears a pop. In an instant, he is posted back in Afghanistan and running through a minefield, risking his life to pull to safety an injured mine sweeper, who appears to have just lost both of his legs to an explosion....

Story by Hannah Neumann | Illustration by Rewon Shimray “The nightmares were always the worst for me. I think it took me six years to sleep through the night without having a nightmare or without waking up in tears, or waking up screaming,” said Baylor graduate Chelsea Bryant, who...

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Story by Kristina Valdez | Photo by Trey Honeycutt “It is the deepest, darkest hell,” Shine said. “It is like you are trying to crawl out of a tunnel that has slime all over the walls. You can’t catch a grip to pull yourself out. It is awful.” Addiction,...

Story by Lauren Friedman | Photo by Andrew Church For Emily Faulk, getting tattoos is not just a form of rebellion. Her tattoos are not just pretty drawings or significant words she chose to have permanently engraved on her body. Her tattoos are a daily reminder of her struggle...

Story by Palmer Brigham When Joe Slack, owner and pit-master of Red Wagon BBQ, couldn’t find the kind of barbecue he wanted in the local area, he found himself traveling to places like Austin and Dallas for what he was looking for, a barbecue place that treated its business...