Telling my friends and family about James’ departure was the first hurdle I had to overcome in fully extricating him from my life. Signing m...

After James left, I felt very alone. Too ashamed to share what was going on with the people I was closest to, I turned to the only people wh...

I have been reading memoirs over the last few months in part to be personally inspired by other people's stories, but also to learn how ...

After the movie The Bucket List came out, I began thinking of what would be on mine. But why should a person wait until they are about to k...

I suppose it was bound to happen sooner or later. At my darkest post-divorce moments, I sometimes thought it never would, or maybe that I di...

I like lists. I am not super goal oriented, but lists give me something to strive for and a sense of completion. I published this list on Fa...

MIT is known for recruiting “well-rounded” students. The campus does have its share of geniuses who would prefer to stay in the laboratory o...