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Life Stories (page 1425)

The Life Stories section features insightful commentary and essays about the human experience from Salon.

Boom-boom or bust: A first-timer's brothel tour of Phnom Penh doesn't turn out as expected

Can compassion cure? Beth Israel brings in the Dalai Lama to find out

Pictures of childhood don't tell the whole story

Allison Hoover Bartlett

Pico Iyer: Why my sacred place is a generic Japanese suburb

Beyond cat fighting: Learning the romance of a barroom brawl

Love on the line: For a traveler, the world can begin and end in a stuffy phone booth

A Father's Day ode: Dad, you're the best mom a kid could ever have!

Clif Bars: They don't taste like bicycle seats (or Mounds bars)

Sallie Tisdale: My daughter's eighth-grade graduation was a rite my family had rarely seen

Travel Advisor: Saving money in Williamsburg, plus safety in Indonesia, smoke-free Vegas and hot-air balloons

Donald D. Groff

Snakes, snails, puppy-dog tails -- and Zoloft. Are we giving our kids too many pills?

Getting them young: Christian preschool turned my 4-year-old into a fundamentalist

Natalie Pearson

How I quit drinking: My luckiest break may have been losing control of my bladder

Heart of darkness: On the twisted trail of orangutans and humans in Borneo

Drama Queen: Dad's domestic mishaps - Contestant Three

Drama Queen: Dad's domestic mishaps - Contestant One

Urge: Butt-plug therapy: S/M takes on sex abuse

Virginia Vitzthum

Doc pilot: New device promises instant medical information

Drama Queen Vote

Drama Queen finalists: Horrific tales of solo dad-dom

Me and you and a dog named Sophie: In the wilderness, we learned the fine art of interdependence

Drama Queen: Dad's domestic mishaps - Contestant Two

Body holds and B.F. Skinner: How a teacher survived her first year

Teachers sweat: In this excerpt from a memoir about life in an inner-city school, an unconventional teacher turns the tables on

Esmi Raji Codell

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