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For once, I felt like the “big man on campus.” I had just received a letter in the mail saying I had made the dean’s list. That evening, I...
Not till our first child was born did I start thinking seriously about Easter. Michael’s was a posterior birth, meaning that he emerged face up,...
Though it has taken nearly a year, a resolution is finally within reach after last year’s shocking news that my birth family is not Irish. Readers...
Last Valentine’s Day, Marianne told me I am not romantic anymore. “Not true,” I said. “I was never romantic.” “Ha, ha,” she said,...
An administrator at the college where I was teaching English called to say a lawsuit had been filed against the school by a student with hearing loss,...
In the spirit of optimism and hope for the new year, I advocate a comeback of some worthy staples of American life for 2023.
The thought of palm trees, warm sand and the sea drew the McGraths to the Gulf Coast for Christmas. But things didn't go quite as planned.
Thanksgiving is an opportunity to grab several dollops of happiness by expressing gratitude for extraordinary people who’ve made a difference.