A few years ago I went back to visit Pakistan, the country my parents left to emigrate to America.... more

A stranger contacted Raquita Henderson through a Facebook message wanting to meet with her because she liked her social media posts.... more

If I walked into my neighbor's kitchen and helped myself to a snack in her fridge, she'd think I'd lost my mind.... more

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The morning after my hometown started drowning, I tried to divert myself from the images that were filling me with dread. Helplessness is the feeling I’m least equipped to handle, and the worst kind o... more

Matt McCain hasn’t felt the same about a close friend after reading what she posted about the Women’s March in D.C. two months ago. They used to talk about everything, and he had been a groomsman in h... more

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Resolving to drop some extra pounds is a popular way to start the new year, but a bad relationship can also be weighing you down.... more

Election years can magnify the cracks in even the closest relationships. And this election is the San Andreas of familial and friendship fault lines.... more

Fifteen years ago, everything changed.... more

Quintton Williams, 25, was running out things to do with his 3-year-old son. He didn't have a lot of money to spend on activities.... more

When Nancy McGee set up a Swap and Sell Facebook page for her hometown nearly four years ago, she figured it would be a good way to reuse and recycle things among a circle of trusted friends and neigh... more

A girlfriend gave birth last week to a healthy, 9-pound baby boy. In the process of getting an epidural to numb the pain of labor, she ended up with such excruciating spinal headaches that she was una... more