Stories
As Tom Preble drives a noisy school bus to its destination, he befriends a nine-year-old blind boy named Rollie. Over time, the pair come to help each other better appreciate the world around them.
The ancient Greek word psyche referred to both the butterfly and the soul. What, then, of the butterfly that Liza Dalby, author of The Tale of Murasaki, encountered at the gravestone of her geisha mother?
Sarah Alisabeth Fox tells her personal story about meditation and waitressing.
Can a hard-boiled egg be a source of insight? Journalist Ira Rifkin reveals the yolk of his thought process vis-a-vis some especially difficult-to-peel shells.