I have watched how they go these past weeks. Soaring and diving, turning and landing—a migration ballet. I stand in the middle of the street with my neck arched upward for dizzying moments. When they swoop overhead, the world turns and I am lifted to heights, longing for wings....

She's a writer; he's an engineer. She's tried to explain her love of words, and he's told her more than once that he doesn't understand. This isn't a movie-marriage where the man has a soft spot for his wife's literary escapades and begs her to read from her work....

After the death of her mother, Sheila Lagrand's dad packed up the life he'd shared with his wife and moved it into a new house. Sheila takes us with her on a beautiful visit to that new house, as she sifts through memories in the new (old) place.

I have a friend named Sarah, who is a very wise person. She once told me something that I’ve never forgotten. She said that in this life there are about twelve people who will hate you, no matter what you do. It doesn’t matter how good or bad you are. It doesn’t matter how hard you try to be nice. These twelve people are going to hate you. Who knows why?...