Dear Anna,

I’m a 29-year-old queer, nonbinary femme. I’m a pretty quiet and introverted person, so making friends has never been easy for me. Right now, I only have two close friends, and although that might sound sad...Read More

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A podium placed just inside the entryway at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum sat empty for about an hour before the museum’s president, Bob Kendrick, gave his opening address.

It was Friday the ...Read More

Q: I live in a close-knit community where I regularly babysit for several kids. They love coming to my house, and I love having them here. The problem: One of the kids, a 9-year-old girl, is having a hard time socializing ...Read More

INVERNESS, Calif. — It once was beautiful, the S.S. Point Reyes, even as it slowly rotted on the banks of Tomales Bay.

But now, its hull is shattered; its innards, rusty and charred. Moss clings to its damp wooden ...Read More

Nothing smells quite as wonderful as the outdoors after it's been through the gentle rinse cycle. Rain is such a pleasant fragrance that makers of perfumes, body oils, lotions and even household cleaners all try to ...Read More

COLUMBIA, N.J. — Somewhere in this random, run-of-the-mill truck stop full of things truckers need, like CB radios and corned beef hash, and stuff no one needs, like dragon sculptures or New Jersey-themed shot glasses, a...Read More