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I have four sisters and one brother, and I have always shared a great bond with my siblings. Loading audio narration… Despite significant age gaps (four of us are Gen X and two are Millennials), and the fact that we live in different time zones with demanding careers, we remain…
The image of my father that lives most clearly in my memory is this: a man in a suit, on a train platform, me, a child in my PJs, staring out the windows of our car as my mother picked him up. Loading audio narration… On reflection, I feel really…
Whether you’re moving to a different state or, in some cases, a different country, affordability is often a key reason for relocation.Smaller cities and rural towns have recently become hot spots for those looking to escape high prices and overcrowding, but some still yearn for the big city.US News &…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Namrata Yadav, a 28-year-old consultant-turned-writer based in Mumbai, India. It has been edited for length and clarity.I’ve always loved writing and being creative.But for my parents, the thought of me pursuing writing was absurd.Creative jobs are rarely supported in mainstream Indian…
For five weeks, the people screening passengers and bags at US airports have been working without pay as the government shutdown — the second in four months — stretches on.It’s hitting a workforce that often lives paycheck to paycheck on middle-class salaries and is turning to food banks and community…
Lots of publishers are freaked out about “Google Zero” — the notion that one day, Google will stop sending them any traffic at all.That’s more or less already happened at People Inc., says CEO Neil Vogel: Vogel says Google referrals used to account for 70% of his properties’ traffic, but…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Margareth Bluigmars, 64, and Nico Bluigmars, 68, a Dutch couple who live in a tiny home at Minitopia in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. This piece has been edited for length and clarity.Nico: After our four children left home, we started thinking about…
“And you still like each other?” is one of the most common questions my partner, Sean, and I get when we tell someone we’re entering our fourth year calling a small camper van home.People usually ask it in a joking tone. We all chuckle, but there’s true curiosity underneath. Can…
Last fall, my mother was diagnosed with cancer, and, seemingly minutes later, my father had some heart problems and ultimately suffered a stroke.I knew I was inching toward simultaneously caring for my young kids and aging parents. Suddenly, I was squarely in the sandwich generation.I now had to deal with the…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Luana Ribeira, founder of Dauntless PR. It has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… Little about my relationship with Al is traditional. For starters, Al was my former husband’s best friend. After my husband and I divorced, I…
