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...
When Ella was a little girl, barely two years old, we decided to make a family vacation out of a conference I was attending out of town. Some toddlers carry dolls or blankets or stuffed animals for comfort, but Ella liked to carry a little pink...
I was craving a grapefruit. Maybe it was the warm, nearly-summer-like weather. Maybe it was noticing citrus blossoms were beginning to appear on the fruit trees in our backyard. But whatever it was, I decided I would treat myself to a delicious grapefruit on this Saturday afternoon....
There’s a sweet children’s book about a little girl named Sara whose teacher has chosen her to create the most important painting for the class art show. Sara agonizes over what to paint and decides that if it needs to be the most wonderful painting,...