He made me his drug mule
Twenty years after I almost went to jail, I found the guy responsible on Facebook -- and something amazing happened
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 11:45 AM UTC 41Life Life stories, Drugs, Facebook
Life stories
Life Life stories, Drugs, Facebook
My job at the abortion hot line
I never met the women I counseled, but they taught me what it means to be pregnant, desperate and afraid
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 23Life Abortion, Pregnancy
Plastic surgery after the baby
I swore I'd never be one of those vain women, but pregnancy wrecked my body. Now I wonder: Was it a mistake?
Saturday, Apr 27, 2013 10:00 PM UTC 50Life Body Wars, plastic surgery
Pictures of people who mock me
For years, strangers have made fun of me for being fat. But I got my power back -- by turning the camera on them
Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 11:30 PM UTC 329Life Body Wars, Life stories
Margaret Cho: Babies scare me more than anything
I still don't know if I want children. Frankly, I'm not sure I ever want to love anything that much
Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 30Life Life stories, Feminism, Children
“It wasn’t your fault”
I know the unfathomable grief that Martin Richard's parents must be feeling. I lost my daughter to a bomb, too
Friday, Apr 19, 2013 11:45 AM UTCLife Boston Bombings, Life stories
How many pets can we save?
When we found out a dog was being abused, my wife and I went into rescue mode. Was it really our job to save him?
Thursday, Apr 18, 2013 1:30 AM UTC 21Life Real Families, Life stories
Her obsession with weight
As my grandmother faded, I struggled not to blame her for the body issues I inherited, the ones she never overcame
Monday, Apr 15, 2013 1:00 AM UTCLife Body Wars, Real Families
My three wives
Society has come a long way toward accepting gay marriage. Could the same ever be true for my polygamous family?
Sunday, Apr 14, 2013 1:00 AM UTC 181Life Real Families, Polygamy
I used to love the bride
People think I'm crazy for being in Ellie's wedding party. Four years ago, I thought she was going to marry me
Tuesday, Apr 9, 2013 11:50 PM UTCLife Love and Sex, LGBT, Weddings
I almost died in Syria
I've covered wars for years, but nothing prepared me for the conflict on the ground – or in my head
Tuesday, Apr 9, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 11Life Life stories
I was a kept man
It sounds like a male fantasy: Free rent, great sex and lots of drugs. But I was wracked by guilt and inadequacy
Monday, Apr 8, 2013 1:00 AM UTC 31Life Love and Sex, Life stories
I swallow my fear
As a sideshow performer, I put swords down my throat. But offstage, ordinary activities can give me panic attacks
Thursday, Apr 4, 2013 12:00 AM UTCLife Life stories, Anxiety
I’m a self-publishing failure
I was hoping to become the next indie success story. Instead, I got a tough lesson in vanity
Tuesday, Apr 2, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 77Business Writers and Writing, ebooks
My year on Match.com
I'd done so many scary things in my life, but this might be the scariest. At the age of 58, I joined a dating site
Sunday, Mar 31, 2013 11:00 AM UTC 189Life Life stories, Love and Sex
Honey, we’re praying for you
My parents can't handle the fact that I'm gay, and we'll never agree on religion. But I've found acceptance anyway
Sunday, Mar 31, 2013 1:00 AM UTC 76Life Life stories, Real Families, LGBT
My Steubenville
It was a base for the teen evangelical movement, where I saw fundamentalist Christianity's power, and its danger
Thursday, Mar 28, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 73Life Life stories, Steubenville
When workers die: “And nobody called 911″
A man is scalded by nearly boiling water and citric acid. His fate points to a dark reality for temp workers
Wednesday, Mar 27, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 31Working Ahead Life stories, Chemicals
Losing my twin
As Cara fought drug addiction, I tried to help. But she slipped into darkness, and I was left without my other half
Tuesday, Mar 26, 2013 12:00 AM UTCLife Life stories, Real Families
My inappropriate relationship
I was 12, and he was my 20-year-old camp counselor. For years, I thought I was asking for it -- but not anymore
Sunday, Mar 24, 2013 1:00 AM UTC 135Life Love and Sex, Life stories
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