Four dogs and a fire
Coming home at night to a rural home can give the past a second wind, but let it be a short one.
“Winners” and “losers”
The U.S. election was heavy on rage and repression, but one side's "inner" tone set it apart.
Sentient beings
Spain's supreme court recently struck down a Catalan ban, but one animal rights activist remains unmoved.
It’s all about Alfie
How the presence of a small dog in a hallowed place among new refugees can change night to day.
Writer’s block
Once upon a time, a dilemma was a place, but where exactly was it located?
Detention hall
Too much about the post-election U.S. mimics values and priorities associated with junior high school.
In flames
A week before Donald Trump's presidential victory, a southern church was burned in his name.What now, America?
Red in the middle
East Coast media blundered into its own shock and awe by choosing to see things only its way.
At home with the McKenzies
Being anointed "cultural advisor" to 19 visiting American college students can make for a class of its own.
A different conversation
Interviewing patients is a skill and an art form that mainstream journalism only hints at.
Vibrator
Once, you stuck a quarter in a mattress and got a sexy buzz. Now, it's the earth, and it's free.