We weren't stalking. It was more a matter of right place, right time. The trip between the farmer's market and our home requires driving past the place where our teenager was working. And it just … more

I was hungry and they were ripe. I can't think of any better reason for having grabbed a few berries off the vines hanging from the side of the road during our walk, except that maybe I've done it … more

I needed something for my front yard, so I did what I've done for most of my life. I drove to a local store. Here's what the pandemic changed. I didn't stay. Driving into the full to brimming … more

Let's call the mom Susie. Her son was 3 when her doctor said he would benefit greatly from applied behavioral analysis (ABA), a one-on-one therapy common for kids who have been diagnosed with autism. … more

A few years ago a friend told me something that left me perplexed. There was no bullying in our small school, she said. She never saw any, anyway, and so because she hadn't seen it, she was adamant … more

Finding someone you're looking for in a crowd is hard. Finding someone you're looking for in a crowd of people wearing masks? It's more like a game of Where's Waldo. But find people in the crowd … more

Last week in Chattanooga, Tenn., a man named David Roddy tweeted a call for police officers who didn't have a problem with the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis to turn in their badges. David … more