Carolyn Wells

This is the story of Debra Stevens, who found a second family amongst the elephants of Botswana.

In this inspirational story, Paige Kaptuch explores the life of Darlene Barlow Stubbs (a woman she has competed against in marathons without even

A tale of bizarre goings-on in Austin, Texas. If you were blackmailed, would your first choice be to hire a hitman?

A dive into the depths of the movie “Jaws.” Olivia Rutigliano has given a lot of thought to the themes and meaning of the film, analyzing it like a literary novel.

Do you think you have chosen a unique baby name? You probably haven't. In this fascinating essay, Daniel Wolfe explains how the baby names people choose follow trends—even when we don't realize it.

In this piece, Lukie Winkie asks, “[C]an anyone truly optimize their way back into the good graces of an ex?” The various “get-your-ex-back coaches” on the internet would have you think so.

This uncomfortable piece describes the coach tours that visit the site of the October 7th massacre in Israel. Already. The vast majority are from the US.

Conor Niland clearly has some bitterness toward his time on tennis tours, but he still presents a clear-eyed picture of the harsh realities of being a low-seeded player, struggling to improve your ranking.

Marilyn Monroe is causing a kerfuffle, well, a 26-foot statue of her is. Dan Kois explores the warring factions of Palm Springs, who can't decide if Seward Johnson's Forever Marilyn belongs there.

Mary H.K. Choi is searingly honest in her portrayal of coming to terms with an autism diagnosis at the age of 43—not holding back in exposing what she finds uncomfortable.