"Turbo props are ok. They won't hijack a turbo prop," my ex-boyfriend insisted as I squirmed and looked for more reasons not to fly to my upcoming family reunion four ...

I once had a roommate who disapproved of me watching the X-Files. You know, because of all the murdering, and that creepy music. She would glide past the TV Sunday nights gently tsk-tsking, and recite ...

During times of crisis, things can get overwhelming if you try to do it all yourself. At different times we've tried to remind one another of that.Mike: Since my mom has been sick, I've ...

During times of crisis, things can get overwhelming if you try to do it all yourself. At different times we've tried to remind one another of that. Mike: Since my mom has ...

A few weeks before she finished her pharmacy degree, my younger sister called to tell me she'd just been offered a job paying something like $60,000 a year. My mind sprouted dark, envious thoughts as ...

I'm a good Catholic. I go to Mass every week. I'm involved in my local parish. I oppose both capital punishment and abortion on demand. I've attended Catholic schools from kindergarten to graduate school. I'm ...

Friday night, 7 p.m., Central time. I'm sitting in my favorite chair, anxiously staring at my radio, when those familiar words come through the air: " From WBEZ Chicago?and Public Radio ...

Approximately a year ago, I wrote a well-thought-out, carefully polished essay on the subject of dating a co-worker.The entirety of it had been pulled directly from my ass. I can't even remember the last time ...

Empty, desolate and dry. Although these are the words most commonly thought of when describing the desert, they only tell a small portion of the story.For much of the world the desert ...

Their faces keep surfacing on the evening news, in snapshots pulled from fireplace mantels or the pages of the family album. These are photos never meant to be here, at the tragic center of a ...