When her Uncle Don said she ought to write a book about him, Terese Svoboda was skeptical. A published poet and novelist, Svoboda knew how tricky the publishing world could be, and her uncle’s story didn’t look promising at first... Read More

While recent surveys by the American Astronomical Society report more women are entering the field, most people would agree that astronomy is a male-dominated endeavor. The author of this text would have you know, however, that “women... Read More

Sister and Brother Forgotten, Left-Behind, and Every-Day-Missed are a few of the names used to describe the adorable siblings at the center of this story of love, loss, and longing. Taught that, “once together, never apart,” Sister... Read More

How many guides to Disney World can there be? There are official and unofficial, avant-garde and vegetarian, some for idiots, some for grown-ups, for kids, for Mickeys, for $$$$, for nada, etcetera. Who cares? Pack ’em up! This... Read More

Riots are frightening, fascinating, and shockingly widespread—capital material for the evening news. They can stem from almost anything, from political conventions to concerts, sporting events, jury verdicts, traffic accidents, or... Read More

“In my experience, the two things humans want most are to find happiness and to find meaning,” Izzo writes. In this ready-made spiritual quest, the business consultant and ordained Presbyterian minister interviewed more than 200... Read More

According to the traditionally accepted Western myth of creation, God formed the world out of the void and darkness that covered the face of the deep and then proceeded to create a race of beings to populate this world. In this story,... Read More

As a teenager, Jim Putman rebelled against his pastor father’s religious beliefs. He studied subjects in college that challenged the authenticity of Christian doctrine and decided that God didn’t exist. Instead of contradicting him,... Read More