I learned to speak my mother's native language as an adult. It helped me understand myself and the people I come from more ...

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No one is required to spend time with people he or she doesn’t care for. But those of us who feel an obligation to shun ...

A lot of people keep bad medical news to themselves or restrict it to a very small circle of confidants. Others just won’t shut up about it. Here’s how this writer handled it.

Legendary sports writer Ralph Moore left family an essay on how he would to be remembered that was found on the eve of his century birthday ...

Texas flooding ripped our Kerr County home from its pillars, pulling us into the water and into the night. Then morning came.

Patrick Fealey’s 9,000 word essay in Esquire magazine grabbed the attention of a Narragansett family, who took it upon ...

My wife “Sandra” and her siblings recently decided to take one of those Ancestry DNA tests for the purpose of starting a ...

Other people might note his alienness and quickly forget it, but I couldn’t unsee it. And because I couldn’t unsee his, I ...

In Lilo and Stitch's universe—err, Hawaii—perfection is nowhere in sight. Loveably awkward Lilo faces grief and anger while her young adult sister tries to balance her own life with her sister's needs ...

Tehran fell dark and silent, except for the sound of explosions. In their houses and apartments, Iranians tried to pass the ...

The towering saguaros — which live 200 years and routinely reach 25 feet (7.6 meters) in height — are part of the O’odham creation story, and are considered family. “We were all taught that they were ...