In Popeye cartoons, spinach changes everything. When Popeye is on the verge of defeat. . . .

They sat side by side in the front pew. He was a big man, broad-shouldered, slightly bent and no longer. . . .

When I see my small friend on FaceTime, I say, “Have you gotten cuter?” He laughs. . . .

The first time Nora saw the Home Depot lighted reindeer in her front yard, she was. . . .

A few months ago, a friend of mine was struggling. Some very hard things had happened. . . .

I received a text from a dear friend telling me that her baby was born. There was a photo. . . .