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Top 27 books we read way too young
Which of these books did you sneak from the library or your parents' bookshelf when you were way...
Being Bananas at Casa Bonita
"Can you be Bananas the Monkey tomorrow?" I was seventeen years old, punching my time card as a...
Possibility in a pot
Depending on the light and my mood, the potted cacti and succulents on my front porch resemble...
Robber’s Cave social experiments hold lessons for us today
Summer camp is not just a rite of passage, but also a fine social experiment in making friends,...
The Oklahoma Girl Scout murders
The summer of my eighth birthday was overshadowed by a grisly crime made all the more harrowing...
Trade-offs of dental school care
In 1999, I landed a job that offered excellent medical benefits with one hitch: no dental coverage...


















