Real true stories (and how they happen)
Mystery of the Disappearing Teepee

One day it was there. The next it wasn’t. Then it was back. Who wanted it gone?

Confessions of a Beauty Pageant Loser

“Move your legs and keep your lips closed.”

How Not to Dig Your Own Grave

I’ve seen your death. And I’ve probably seen mine.

A Cold Case in Florida

The Mysterious Murder of a Troubled Teen

A Black Woman’s Search For Her Place in White, White Vermont

A wanderer wants a home, but a 1-800-Got-Junk? truck, among other things, gets in the way.

An Iraqi Christian On the Run in America

As a teenager Peter Abbo escaped religious persecution. After thirty-four years in Michigan, he fled again.

When Momma’s Prayers Weren’t Enough

A killing. And a summons home.

What Were You Playing At, Philip Roth?

Recalling a strange encounter with the famed author.

A Gatsby of The Gambia (Part 2)

Amadou Camara built the America of his dreams, one campus drug deal at a time. It was never meant to last.

A Gatsby of The Gambia (Part 1)

Amadou Camara built the America of his dreams, one campus drug deal at a time. It was never meant to last.

A Headstone for Zach

People told us that it would get better, the grief. But how was this different from forgetting?

Forgiveness

Mothers and daughters search for each other in Iran.

West of Nowhere

Where the Afghan War Would Be Won, Lost, or, More LIkely, Forgotten. Hey, We Tried.

Birth. Death. Life.

A child dies before he can be born. His mother sets out to understand why.

The Trials of Steven Tendo

An Ugandan pastor fearing for his life flees to America seeking asylum. But will a judge believe him and let him stay?

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