At some point over the course of my family’s history, Grandma Dorothy invented the Farewell Tissue. This innovation of hers has been used...

I’ll never forget that day, sitting in my Istanbul apartment, staring at my computer screen. It was the early weeks of 2005. Reports were...

My house shares a short access road with three neighbors. At the end of that road sit four identical mailboxes. They’re metal quadruplets...

I watched a man the other day. There were others watching him, too. We were on our exercise machines and weight equipment, and we could...

When I used to run, sometimes I’d step out my front door and run along neighborhood roads. This was economic. Other times I’d run on...

My dad had a deep voice when he sang, and sometimes even deeper when he forced it lower, and his face strained like a moaning bull. To...

This past summer my youngest son and I spent a good amount of time doing that thing we do — mom-and-son endless cuckoo banter. Once we...

Another summer comes to an end. School’s back in session. Another annual goodbye to having my kids around, although this year there’s...

The Ripple story begins with Jim. Jim was the first guy my teenage heart did somersaults over. He was tall, cute, outgoing, with smooth...

Recently, I went to a distant relative’s home to meet up with other distant relatives. It was wonderful because it was game night. It was...

I won’t go into my backyard anymore, and this is a problem. The deer is the one who prevents me. She is the one who stopped and didn’t...

Now it was my turn. By that point, every ounce of my good sense had flown out the big gaping door of the plane. I knew there was no going...

When Mayor Bogos got the call that Dreamtown won, she was texting her husband about milk. We need milk, honeybunny ❤ ❤ ❤ The call was...

I love the fauna at my community rec center. They’re all sizes, but I like the small ones best. They hold their parents’ hands, wear...

My cat, Kitten, looked at me like, what in the world?! And I had to agree but I was reserving judgement. Surely something good would come...

Maybe you’ve flown over the American terrain at night on the 4th of July and observed those miniscule sprouts of fireworks dotting the...

The summer Rose turned 220 years old her descendants yearned to throw her a big party, despite her general incomprehension and short...

I’m watching Father’s Day inch its way closer. Like any day, it comes before you know it; like graduations, birthdays, anniversaries;...

The other day I ran into my little friend, let’s call her Lily. Lily is a real person and this conversation really happened, but I need...

My husband and I are not on the same team. He’s on the Golden State Warriors. I’m on the couch next to him, listening to him be on his...