July 25, 2023

Tiny Love Stories: ‘Gay, Dominant, Single, White, Female’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. God’s Wife We called Dad “The Answerman.” He seemed to know the answer […]
December 16, 2022

Why You Should Record a Family Member’s Voice This Holiday Season

You can create an audio time capsule with anyone you love. Every year at Christmas, my father has a ritual. He pours a large tumbler of […]
September 27, 2020

How to Get Focused

The average person’s mind wanders 47 percent of the time, according to a 2010 Harvard study, so nearly half the time you’re doing one thing, you’re […]
August 28, 2020

Will They See Me as a Son, a Daughter or a Stranger?

Unlike my mother’s usual emails (with the entire message crammed into the subject line), this one had no text, only an attached photo. I clicked on […]