Families and Family Life

February 18, 2020

The iPhone at the Deathbed

After Robert Alexander died at 51 during heart surgery in June 2018, after he was taken from the hospital to the facility that would recover the […]
January 3, 2020

Trying to Keep Up With Grandma’s Love Life

Three years ago, my mother sent me a text that read, “Gramma Gert: 3, Jake: 0” — the joke being that her 80-year-old mother, Gert, was […]
December 21, 2019

The Store Where Los Angeles Converges

The Look The Store Where Los Angeles Converges LA Fresh Poultry, a halal-style butchery in Koreatown, caters to a diverse clientele of home chefs and professionals […]
November 29, 2019

Does It Matter How Many We Are?

When my son was in third grade, I went to his school for a pre-Thanksgiving Day concert. I found a folding chair next to a fellow […]
November 10, 2017

Modern Love: Your 13-Word Love Stories

Advertisement Most of the essays we publish in Modern Love are about 1,500 words, and most of their authors could probably wax on longer if space […]
November 7, 2017

The Sweet Spot: An Addict Brother’s Death; a Sister’s Guilt-Ridden Grief

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October 25, 2017

First Person: The Museum of You Does Not Have a Gift Shop

I had a patient who saved everything: Every piece of junk mail (usually unopened), postcard, ashtray and old shoe was stored or put on display. He […]
September 27, 2017

Kids Make the Darndest Viral Videos

Mila and Emma Stauffer, 2-year-old twin sisters who live with their parents and three older siblings near Phoenix, were sitting on the floor, having a discussion […]
June 17, 2017

Father-Daughter Dance Gets a Makeover in ‘Modern Family’ Era

The annual father-daughter dance at Benito Martinez Elementary School in El Paso is a highlight on the school calendar. Candy-color tablecloths camouflage cafeteria tables, and strobe […]
March 18, 2017

Donald Trump Jr. Is His Own Kind of Trump

Donald Trump Jr. is the Trump who has not always seemed at ease with being a Trump. He grew up in the penthouse of Trump Tower […]