Turning 30 can elicit memories as well as a hopeful if melancholy pause.

How a college boy treats his cat can presage what life's behavior has in store.

Recovering from a broken soul can take a year and a month, if you're lucky.

Cutting down on flying miles can let you travel back into family, at a time when it matters.

Therapy is an American East Coast staple, but why it matters, and if it matters, is a tougher question.

The sudden death of someone you love can produce worldly shock waves.

Going under can mean escaping from life's taunts, noises, to find a separate peace.

Walking Sweden's rugged King's Trail can bring out the soul's inner Melville.

Memories of days spent in Rome as an au pair can make a difference years later.

A fisherman father can teach you about a new age, one he long ago memorized.

Seven camel postcards, seven stamps, and two liters of water, then time to go.

The weight of the moment can revive memories of old games and usher in a ring.