Laura Tokie

In fifth grade, Laura wrote an essay about Thanksgiving that her teacher thought was good. She also played Santa Claus in a school play and tried to make croissants from scratch. Not much has changed

For Victoria Crawford

Nov 4, 2011 4 min read Humanity Literature

I am, at weak times, a creature seeking comfort, trolling the internet at all hours of the night, grasping facts and calling them truth, searching for someone who will tell it straight, hold

How and Why We Stay Lions Fans

Sep 30, 2011 3 min read Sports

A passerby at a soccer tournament stopped, turned around, and came toward me. “Well,” he said, “Did you drink the Kool-Aid?” I imagine this sounds cryptic, but it wasn’t. Here are two

After the Fourth

Aug 5, 2011 3 min read Humanity

The days surrounding July 4th normally trumpet the ease of summer, but this year’s music is different. It was Tuesday, the fifth of July, when the horns gave way to the unrelenting

RoboRoach Academy

Jun 10, 2011 5 min read Life RoboRoach Science Technology

I may have just met the kid who grows up and cures Alzheimer’s– the person who will one day claim that he or she started their journey in biomedicine thanks to two

To Tame a Friend

Apr 1, 2011 4 min read Humanity Literature The Grapes of Wrath The Little Prince Where the Red Fern Grows

Last summer, a feral cat gave birth under our deck. My kids and my husband were delighted, but I predicted future trouble: waste in the sandbox, an influx of coyotes. I proclaimed that