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After coming face-to-face with the chaos of death, Minda Sanchez assists her mother in embracing a loving and transformative death... more

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Jack Simon Grey shares how, on a freezing February night, a feminist book club and a poetry reading sparked an... more

Tim Gillis’s rebellious scheme to outsmart the system leads to a life-altering lesson about honesty; Carol Steinberg, once a lively... more

Patt Gilliard Gunn fights to honor her Gullah Geechee heritage by renaming a square in Savannah, GA; George “Chip” Greenidge... more

Anneliese Bruner uncovers her great-grandmother’s account of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and works to ensure that her family's story... more

Sophia Garcia, burdened by the pressures of university, decides to carve out a path of joyful discovery, redefining what learning... more

A chaotic boat ride across a treacherous bay leads Amy Toensing to a heartfelt connection and a new chapter in... more