A daughter’s heartfelt recollection of her last days with her mom, with a poignant introduction by Mitch Albom. Lisa Goich was there to witness all of her mother Millie’s final days, and she shares them openly, without moralizing.... Read More

This creative foray into religious inquiry from a layman’s perspective bridges distances between people across the ideological spectrum. A brief meditation on the nuances of various religious traditions, Mukesh Prasad’s God vs. the... Read More

Carolyn Goodman’s lovingly crafted prose not only tells her own story but also bolsters the story of her son Andrew’s social activism. Little has been publicized about Andrew Goodman, a participant in Freedom Summer in 1964 who was... Read More

"Veiled Destiny" is a captivating tale that takes the reader to another land and explores entirely new ways of thinking about how decisions of life and love are made. Secrets, lies, and the unspoken manipulation of her future by others... Read More

The United States Supreme Court’s October 2012 term opened with a flutter. Media buzzed about how the high court might rule on two divisive race-related issues: the Voting Rights Act and affirmative action at the University of Texas.... Read More

The story N.B. Edge tells in "The Many Shades of Indigo" is not a pretty one. His focus is a vulnerable young man named Indigo and a small group of friends, all of whom are trying their best to make it through high school and out of... Read More

On July 6, 1944, in Hartford, Connecticut, a Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey big top went up in flames. Paraffin was used to waterproof the tents in those days, and waxy globs of fire dripped from the ceiling like hellish rain.... Read More

A Tokyo pickpocket finds meaning in his otherwise drab and aimless life by reflecting on the subtleties of his art: selecting the “mark”; using a crowd to shield his motions; and extracting the wallet with a deft, fluid, two-finger... Read More