If you love your children, get rid of everything before you go. That’s essentially the message my friend told a congregation of loved ones at her mother’s funeral. Each year before her mother died, she started asking the...

Throughout February, I tend to pull out one of my favorite collections: book dedications. To me, they represent a powerful expression of love, gratitude, humor and humility. Authors become poets as they carefully select the...

I often describe my work with Carroll Magazine as my hobby because I enjoy all the dynamics involved and they unfold before I leave for work or after I get home. Whether it’s parenting, gardening, working out at the gym,...

Jeffrey Roth’s story about plagiarism and theft of intellectual property struck home with me because I have a little experience in that area, having been victimized a few years back by someone who copied one of my columns, put...

Wonder. If you ever need a jumpstart for your mojo, check out a delightful little book titled Wonder by R.J. Palacio. You’ll be able to read it in one night. Even better, it’s a powerful book to read aloud with your family or a...