The Humor Side

Hospitals have a sound when something is about to go wrong. It’s not the alarms. It’s the silence just before

My stepfather raised me for fifteen years, though he never once used that word—step.To him, I was simply his kid.

When my fourteen-year-old daughter came home from school pushing a battered stroller with two newborn babies inside, I believed that

When my only son died, I thought I’d buried every chance at family. Five years later, a new boy entered

Two weeks after Bram was buried, my phone rang. A woman I’d never met spoke with the kind of calm

The reservation was made three weeks in advance. He told me that casually one night while we were brushing our

I didn’t think much of it when my wife, Anna, mentioned her high school reunion. She was standing at the

Choosing the right places to eat on your birthday is a great way to celebrate without overspending. Many well-known restaurant

A young boy walks into a barbershop, and the barber whispers to his customer, “He’s the dumbest kid in the

Barn stars may seem like simple rustic ornaments, but their story runs deeper than the weathered boards they’re nailed to.