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Life on Earth can be difficult — we have wars, poverty, famine, and all sorts of other problems. But in [...]

Hi! A decade ago, I wrote a story titled “Esopus Spitzenburg and the Newtown Pippin.” It’s about apples [...]

Across the United States and much of the northern hemisphere, children of all ages have bid summer goodbye [...]

As of this writing, there are fifty states in the United States of America. Hawaii became the 50th state on [...]

Hi! A quick note before we get started — Monday is Labor Day in the U.S., and I’m taking the day off. [...]

College football season has begun. And on many American college campuses, football isn’t just a sport that [...]

You get an offer in the mail that seems like a dream come true — that thing you’ve always wanted at such [...]

Pictured above is a tiger shark. It’s probably not something you want to see while swimming — as the [...]

Hi! As I mentioned last week and at the top of all of this week’s email, I’m on vacation this week and [...]

Hi! Next week, I’m taking a brief pause — we’re taking a family vacation (of sorts) so I won’t be [...]