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There’s nothing like gnarled old tree roots to inspire the imagination—especially if you happen to be about three years old. And one morning in “Our Secret Place,” my kids found the twistiest, knottiest, most ancient looking tree roots you could hope...

It always took work to get me out of the house growing up. There was no place I’d rather be than curled up beside our fireplace with a book and cup of tea in the winter—or outside on the swing (with that same book) on a summer’s evening. Home was my...

Peter Pan… And the Wicked Witch of the West… Apart for a shared belief that Green is the New Black, one would think these two fictional characters have little in common. One is a perpetual man child… One is a grown woman who despises children, and...

2014 was a kick-a** year! I visited 12 new countries, I finally crossed off an African Safari and scuba diving, and I completed every item on my 2014 list. Somehow, I think 2015 is going to be better. Is it possible? Who knows? I’m certainly going to...

Guest Post: This essay is part of a series by David Carl If I had created the City of my dream, the City that is not, never was and yet manifests itself with acuteness, smells and loud sounds, if I had created that City, I would not only have...