The Childhood Agony of Missing a Father

The writer and actor Daniel Beaty recalled a childhood game he played until he was three. When Beaty’s father knocked at his bedroom door in the ...

Seniors Can Go Entire Week Without Talking

For most of us, the older we get, the more we slow down physically. But for some, growing old also means slowing down socially—so much to the point ...

Habitat Intervention Saves Homeless Family

When Gustavo Alvarez lost his home in Los Angeles, there was a bitter irony that added insult to his travail. The fire that consumed his home started ...

Restaurants Prioritize Employee Emotional Wellness

A reporter at an alternative newsmagazine has been noticing a particular trend in the Portland, Oregon food scene. Many boutique restaurants, pop-ups, ...

Dolly Parton’s Donation Strategy

Dolly Parton laughs at the idea that she is some sort of secret philanthropist.

Sure, social media sleuths did piece together that the country superstar ...

Woman Gives Favorite Shoes to Man with Boxes on His Feet

The manager of a Minnesota store was surprised to come back from lunch to find his counterhelp walking around in her socks. That’s because security ...

School Bus Driver Tutors Kids Between Routes

55-year-old New Jersey school bus driver Herman Cruse noticed that a kindergartner seemed a little sad and out of sorts during one morning ride to Middle ...

The Gospel According to Clean Laundry

Some come with track marks from years of drug abuse. Others come with children in tow. Some are struggling through a bad week. Others, a bad decade. All ...

A Homemade Bumper Sticker Saved a Life

Like many who have felt the mental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, 22-year-old university student Brooke Lacey had her own share of issues. After ...

God Was Their Deliverer

As a child, Juliet Liu Waite and her sisters would plead with their aunt to tell them the story of their escape from Saigon, South Vietnam. The story ...