Tucked way in the very back of my upstairs hallway closet, there's a storage bin filled with pictures, maps, brochures, coins and other ...

When she’s older, I hope my daughter remembers the back scratching. Actually I hope she remembers all of the wonderful, caring, selfless t...

I am a collector -- not in any official way, but more in my approach to the world. I collect family photos, my children's drawings and b...

My dad still uses the mail. You know, the write with a pen on paper U.S. postal service lick the envelope stick on a stamp drop it in the ...

When I was a kid, I used to play LEGOs with my little brother. He would build all the cool Star Wars ships, while I tried (in vain) to make ...

The dreams started on Tuesday. I’m climbing the stairs to the third floor of the main building. I can’t tell if I’m sweating because of ne...

The first time I went to an Eddie from Ohio show and heard lead singer Julie Murphy Wells belt out the band's a capella "Great Day,...

Home. All I could think about in that moment was getting home. As fast as possible. I'd been sitting in my Tuesday morning graphic d...

If you've ever met me, you probably know that nothing about me suggests I'm a camper. Happy, yes. But not a camper. I have, on a f...

They say that admitting you have a problem is the first step toward recovery, so here goes. Hi. My name is Cyndi. I am a bookaholic, a...

Yes, that's my forehead. I got these stitches over the weekend in Pakistan . Would tell you more, but without appropriate security c...

Given that everyone is all hot about the President's birth certificate these days (really? like there's nothing else we need to be ...

Do you remember when you knew you weren't a kid anymore? I don't mean losing your virginity or buying your first beer -- I mean th...

When I was a kid, sometimes I'd get weepy for no apparent reason. I'd pad quietly through the house, looking for my mom. Often she...

In fourth grade, my classmates and I used to pretend we had braces by unfolding a paper clip and bending it across our top teeth. We'd c...

Ten years ago today, during my graduate school spring break, I wandered through the Musee D'Orsay and saw this painting ("La Danse ...

The party continued today -- presents in the morning, cupcakes at preschool, cupcakes at a friend's house, Chick-Fil-A dinner with more ...

When my brother and I were little, we were fast playmates -- until we started fighting, of course, but we always made up eventually. Legos, ...

Sept. 15, 2001

When my husband and I went to the county courthouse to get our marriage license before our wedding, we asked the woman there if we would be ...