"I have to tell you something difficult, Emma," Ella said with a serious look on her face. There was a long pause. "Your epidermis is showing," Ella said. Emma looked down and around, confused and slightly alarmed before Ella burst into laughter and said, "It's a joke. Nothing's...
I cut someone off in traffic yesterday. I like to think I'm a good driver, but this was my error. I pulled right out in front of this car, and the other driver had to slam on his brakes to avoid running into me. I was...
"You’re going to be gone for three whole days?" Tears were running down Emma’s cheeks. She was not at all pleased about my upcoming work travel. "If you’re not here, you won’t be able to take me to school or pick me up or help with...
If you find yourself strolling around New York City, you might look down and notice areas marked on the pavement — chalk-drawn circles with bold letters reading “bad luck spot” or “good luck spot.” The circles are the work of street artist Felix Morelo, a Colombian-American...
“Which way do we need to go?” I asked my husband as we walked out of the hotel lobby and onto the sidewalk. We were enjoying a weekend family trip and had heard great things about an Italian restaurant nearby. We decided to walk there for...
Jake wants a little bite of my blueberry scone. I can tell by the way he is putting one paw up toward me and drooling. “Hello,” he seems to say. “That looks delicious and I’d like to try some, please.” But I know he cannot have...
Ella and Emma were standing in front of the new release children’s book section of our local library. Their heads were tilted sideways, their ears almost touching their shoulders as they read the titles printed on the spines of the new books. I watched as...
I was running a few minutes late to meet a friend for coffee, so I decided to send her a quick text to let her know I was on the way. When I arrived at the coffee shop, we ordered lattes and settled into a cozy booth...
"Pause," instructed our teacher, a retired police officer. "Just for a moment before you move forward." We all nodded, hearing the warning for at least the tenth time. He spoke of the horrific accidents he'd witnessed when drivers zoomed ahead as soon as a traffic...
Jeff Permar, a gardener in Middletown, Delaware, discovered that his organic garden was being destroyed by an unknown culprit. The fresh vegetables he was carefully tending weren’t just being nibbled on; everything was being gobbled up. The farmer suspected it must be an animal living...