Park City Magnet School seventh-grader Manuela R. Pereira won first place in the 2025 MLK Essay Contest for Bridgeport ...

She slid the cool probe inside me. The foetus appeared, a curled up little bud, the head and shoulders just beginning to show ...

A government worker said being a high achiever led to overworking, burnout, and no energy for her family. Quitting her job ...

Lori Meo's kids are in their early 20s. They live at home and don't have to pay rent. She also allows them to bring their ...

I traveled with a group of friends when I was in my 20s, and recently celebrated my 80th birthday with them. We've remained ...

This essay is part of Companion Fare, a series of personal stories about traveling with loved ones.

In my innocence, this is how it’s always been: a home full of food, a lush backyard, and a family rich in recipes. All around me, though, there are signs — signs of the sacrifices made to give ...

We first published this essay in 2019, and it’s such an uplifting modern love story, we just had to bring it back this ...

“This trip gave my family proof and closure we never imagined ... of finding Freddy in Poland was channeled into his college essay — in which he described standing at the cemetery with a ...

"Our phone conversation sounded like a price negotiation in the final hour of a flea market as I bargained for my old ...

My children's brains functioned so differently from my own that it was as if a whole new world opened before my eyes.

Nigel Farage put his finger on the most serious problem facing our country, with deeply worrying implications for everything ...