MY TURN
'We Run a Grocery Store Where Everything is Free'
We have a checkout counter, trolleys and baskets; everything you would find in a "normal" grocery store.
'I Spent the Pandemic in a Frank Lloyd Wright House'
It took COVID-19 to turn a restoration project into a real home.
'We Discovered a 70 Million Year Old Dinosaur Sitting on Its Own Eggs'
Because we also had sediment that the fossil was found in, we were able to use chemicals to date the sediment and determine that this dinosaur is from the later Crustacean Period and is roughly 70 million years old.
'I'm 8, I Found a 25 Year Old Message in a Bottle'
The pond here sometimes opens up to the ocean beyond it, but that has only happened once in the past seven years. So, we think the bottle had washed up and been waiting there under the tree since then.
'Rush Limbaugh Made Me a Liberal'
I grew up Hasidic, and Rush Limbaugh was my gateway drug to profanity, secularism—and eventually, progressive politics.
'A Stranger Tried to Kill Me in My Own Home'
At 4.17am I woke up, looked at the clock and turned off the light. I remember actually thinking that if no one had broken in to kill me at that point, I was probably OK.
'I'm 91 And The Oldest Working Police Officer In My State'
I'll be 92 years old on May 12 and I'm the oldest police officer still working in Arkansas and, I believe, all of America.
'My Super-Antibodies Can Defeat Any COVID Variant'
Total immunity is a rare privilege—and I intend to use it to help as many people as I can.
'My Son's Horror Trip to the ER Could Have Been Prevented by a Vaccine'
Three years after Paul's brush with death, the Hib vaccine came out. But this year, in the wake of the pandemic, more and more parents are skipping on this essential procedure.
'I Was A Pastor, Now I'm a Sex Worker'
Before this, my highest paid job had a salary of $25,000 a year. Now I make anywhere between $30,000 and $100,000 a month.
'I Study NDEs. What I've Learned About Near-Death Experiences Changed My Life'
I have heard hundreds of accounts of people claiming to have left their physical bodies and seeing things they shouldn't have been able to see, while they were unconscious.
'My Friend Donated Her Liver to My Husband'
An MRI revealed that Dave had a very aggressive form of cancer growing deep in his liver. The doctor told him that he needed a transplant immediately
'At 85, I Published My First Crime Thriller'
In a sense, my career in the United States Foreign Service prepared me for thriller writing. During the Cold War, I was posted at the U.S. Embassy in what was then East Berlin.
'I Turned Shakespeare Into an R&B Opera'
As an African-American singer, I was often made to feel opera was not for me. But one can always create something new.
'I was Raped and Trafficked—Now I'm Studying Law to Go After my Attackers'
Criminals who traffic minor girls—like I was—and force them into prostitution—like I was—must be punished. That's why I want to become a lawyer.
'I Style People In My Community For Free—To Help Them Feel Seen'
You can style a model and create a great picture but I didn't feel like I had changed that model's life, even if she looked great.
'I Was Homeless, Now I Help Make Tiny Homes for People on the Street'
It was important to me to continue to reach out and share. You don't forget where you came from or the people who are still out there living on the street.
'I'm A Sex Therapist, These Are The 3 Most Common Sex Issues I See'
In my practice there are common issues around sex that come up. There are three areas in particular I encounter the most.
'At 51, I Discovered I Had A Twin Brother Living 7 Blocks Away'
I remember seeing Michael in the neighborhood and I'd honk my car horn and wave at him, but I had no clue that he was my twin brother.
'My Mom Hid That She Was Gay Until She Died'
Mom and Dad rarely touched one another unless there was a camera pointing at them. Then they smiled, occasionally Dad might even put his arm over Mom's shoulder.
'I Turn People into Trees'
We make sure human remains well and truly return to nature—pushing back on climate change and deforestation along the way.
'We're Building a Hobbit House'
Our hobbit house is a one bedroom home with a loft. It's small at 1,100 square feet but I didn't want a really large home; I didn't think that's how a hobbit would live anyway.