The Humor Side

For most families, Christmas traditions are loud and easy to explain. Ours was quiet, small, and impossible to photograph. Every

My mother was still a teenager when her own future was abruptly shelved for mine, trading the satin gowns and

If you’ve spotted a bright yellow handshake painted on a parking space lately, you’re not alone. Drivers across several towns

A Call Unlike Any Other It was well past midnight in Sumter, South Carolina. Most families were fast asleep, their

For four years, I had no family, no car, and no one willing to rearrange their life for my survival—except

The Resonant Secret Tucked Inside a Glass TubeOn a seemingly mundane afternoon, my routine was interrupted by the arrival of

At seventy-three, I believed my story had already been written—a quiet widowhood in Illinois defined by tea, rescued animals, and

When I won $200 million, I didn’t tell a soul. Not my son Daniel, not my daughter Laura, not even

A small girl suddenly ran straight toward the roughest-looking biker in the terminal, yelling “Grandpa!” — even though I had