We spend a lot of time with our dogs and frequently treat them much like family.
What any of us would do if someone injured this quasi-family member in our lives—accidentally or not—is difficult to imagine.Imagine a devoted and happy puppy leaping around the world with bright eyes and a tail that is wagging.
I froze when I heard his ringtone — the one I’d assigned just for him. That familiar melody sliced through the silence like a knife. My hands…
It sounds strange, but a growing number of people are tossing two empty plastic bottles into their washing machines — and swearing by the surprising results. This…
She said I wasn’t funny, but she couldn’t have been right, because everyone else laughed. My parents told me to always tell the truth. I did. Fried…
I was the poorest kid in school; everyone looked down on me. When a rich classmate invited me for her 9th birthday, I was thrilled. I wore…
My mom has systemic lupus, and every once in a while, when we were kids, she’d have to spend a week or so at the hospital. The…
I’d just received a raise at work and was in an incredible mood. I decided to buy coffee for the next 10 people behind me. Not a…
