“I heard on the news today that couponing is the newest extreme sport. You really need to write your book now,” my husband David greeted...

The air was smothering, and I could already feel sweat creeping down the center of my back. I stood on the train platform weighed down by...

Frieda’s eyes are gentle and pleading as they look down at you. Quietly, bravely, you try again. “It’s late,” you coo, desperately hoping...

I pulled into the parking lot knowing that I would regret this visit, but I had promised my mom that I would go see her sister. Aunt...

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In April of 2009 I was a community college environmental science professor struggling with a unit on climate change. As a chronic...

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The sunlight felt still-new that afternoon. As I walked and talked with my husband, Elias, my eyes soaked up the brilliant green of...