My boyfriend and I were approached in a grocery store parking lot by a man we assumed to be homeless. He asked politely if we had a dollar to spare, as...

I will never forget my first experience using a car navigation system more than 15 years ago. My daughter’s wedding was to be held in a big city about two hundred...

One day as I washed dishes, I agonized over things I had said in an earlier conversation. I combed over my words. Why did I say that? I should have thought...

One spring day many years ago, I went to church to have a talk with Jesus. Getting out of my car, I passed a flower bed overcome with weeds. This sight...

Twice a week I wait for a morning bus at the top of a small hill. While I wait, I watch as primary-school children ride bikes to school with their parents....

When I was young, my sisters and I would sometimes tattle on one another. Typically, it would be over a minor infraction or an annoying behavior. My mom or grandmother would...

As a career fisherman, Simon — also called Peter — was an expert. Yet, here was this stranger offering instructions from the shore. I imagine Simon and his crew tried to...

I was a very reserved child — always the last to talk in a group, make new friends, or start a conversation. Although I knew what I wanted to say, I...

A sure sign of autumn here in the northeastern U.S. is the flight of the Canada geese to the south. Geese instinctively form a perfect “V” formation to decrease wind drag...

The CT technician stepped from behind the glass partition. As I sat up to leave, she approached me with a few questions: “You have clips in your chest from open-heart surgery?”...