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I Walked Barefoot Across the Middle East, Searching for Answers
After giving her baby up for adoption when she was 16, a young woman sets out on a reckless trip, losing more and more of herself along the wayâuntil she finally finds something resembling hope.
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Itâs Amazing What a Haircut Can Do to a Person
After spending most of his childhood with a shaved head, Jerald Walker finally swears off the cut. Much to his chagrin, it turns out the style isnât done with him.
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Shamu Saved My Life. Or Did He?
Itâs one of the clearest memories of my childhood: My dad changed our plans so we could go to SeaWorld, and then our original flight crashed. But why am I the only one who remembers it that way?
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Whatâs the Opposite of Taking Someoneâs Virginity?
I finally slept with my best friend, just before he diedâand I started to fall apart after he was gone. Then a conversation with his ghostâand a perilous trek through the woodsâchanged everything.
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Dozens of Infants Died Mysteriously at a Top Childrenâs HospitalâI Wanted to Know Why
Years after the suspicious deaths occurred at the very hospital where I spent time as a baby, I decided to investigate what happened. Had this been a mass murder or a tragic coincidence?
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Our Therapist Gave My Wife and Me MDMAâand It Saved Our Marriage
Julianna and I were on the brink of breaking up when we were met with an unexpected proposal that changed the way we saw ourselves and each other, forever.
