My spouse and I are retired and on Social Security. We've both worked hard all our lives and are content living a modest retirement. We also worry that our Social Security and Medicare benefits will ...

It was September 2023, and I was reading a poem I’d written, “Andy’s Attic,” as part of a playput on by Teen Hype, a youth development program in Detroit. The group’s student organizers curated a ...

It started as a one-off dinner with a chatbot — a night of shrimp, sarcasm — then veered into something unsettlingly human.

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

The Alters has won acclaim for its depiction of the cosmic travails of Jan Dolski, a nondescript builder who finds himself ...

I have friends who say they try not to pay attention to the news, for their own sanity. I am a news addict, so I can’t do that. Somedays I enjoy being informed. Then there are days that are ...

I know this sounds morbid but I am going to ask anyway. Have you thought about writing your obituary? I’m serious. You never ...

My writing during these past five years is filled with memories of my long journey with God over a lifetime; but very ...

For our series Making of a Poem, we’re asking poets and translators to dissect the poems they’ve published in our pages.

Nigerian-American author, poet and playwright, Cash Onadele, also known as Aiye-ko-ooto, talks about his play, The Noble ...

Auburn is a special place to me. Coming in, I wasn’t sure of what I wanted to do with the rest of my life or even who I wanted to be. Really, I’m still not sure but I do know Auburn has helped shape ...

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.