There have been moments in my life—quiet, ordinary moments—when I have seen a father tie a child’s shoe, lean down to kiss a forehead, or...

When I was young, I used to pray for hurricanes to blow my house away! Not out of cruelty. Not because I wanted anyone to suffer. I just...

There’s a John Mayer song that plays like a quiet ache in the bones of anyone watching a loved one fade: “Stop this train / I want to get...