2+ week, 22+ hour ago   (238+ words) I wonder if I found the meaning of the adage Better to have love and lost than never to have loved at all. Does it, in fact, better a person to have been madly in love and still feel so…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (148+ words) Sometimes I have acquaintances, or meet people I'd like to know better, who are really broke--like, unable to cover some of their basic expenses. I am not broke; I can pay my bills for my frugally-budgeted life and I…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (122+ words) I am looking to collect as many media examples of hasty generalizations/sweeping statements as possible. Should be "real" media, not social media comments. Further details within!Looking to amass a collection of examples of generalizations that appear in print…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (67+ words) So after Elbert Hubbard of the Roycrofters married his second wife, following a scandal, Hubbard carved another motto over the Roycrofters Inn, "They Will Talk Anyway." I want to see what it looked like in a photo. I found a…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (183+ words) Some recent questions and comments around here have got me thinking more about immigration laws around the world, and what effect they actually have on their own country and on other countries. Read on for some questions which hopefully will…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (86+ words) Elections in the United States are often, if not always, determined in large part by how the economy is. A lot of that has to do with the cost of living for everyone, including our costs for health care, college…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (233+ words) Our daughter — a smart, sweet 17 year old — is wonderful in many ways but also seems oblivious to the world's various sharp edges. How can we help her to build awareness without filling her with anxiety?The kid follows the rules…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (543+ words) Would love to hear people's stories about deciding to have kids or not have kids. Especially from people who weren't 100% sure in one direction or another. Context is I'm in a 3 year relationship and gradually realizing that I might not…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (78+ words) I'm writing an essay about how cool my friend Scott is, and it's making me want to read similar pieces (essays, memoirs, blog posts) by other writers. A lot of friendship essays/books deal with heavy stuff (Patchett's Truth and…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (272+ words) I bought a disposable vape.Middle aged cis woman, off the smokes for about fifteen years, having smoked from teens to mid thirties. Not here to be lectured, thanks. This other week I bought one if those disposable stick vapes…...