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An American journalist confronts her father’s suicide by searching for answers in his photo albums — an exploration that leads her on a global journey, from Japan to Indiana.
In the spring of 1994, my older brother, Shep, returned to our childhood home to live out his last days. My father and mother insisted that they be his primary caregivers who would provide the comfort ...
It was finally late May: wedding week. After a year and a half of planning, my fiancé and I were days away from saying “I do” in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico — a city that became a sacred place in ...
When some people think of an important moment that occurred on November 22, they think of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963. But for me, November 22 took on a more ...
Today marks the second Father's Day since my dad passed away in January 2019. It's supposed to get easier, I'm told. Except for the people who tell me that it never gets easier. Guess I'll find out. I ...
I grew up in a small Iowa town, and my dad was the minister at the Congregational church. Like most small-town clerics, he was expected to be a self-assured, virtuous role model, but was, of course, ...
The last Father’s Day I got to spend with my dad was 17 years ago. I watched Tiger Woods contend for his third U.S. Open Championship, sitting in the family room with the man who taught me how to play ...
In this week’s Newsweek, the movie star’s daughter’s new memoir, Good Stuff, reveals him to be a doting mensch at home. Cary Grant was not perfect. Now we know. In her memoir, Good Stuff, his daughter ...
Today marks the first anniversary of my father's death, and I will mark it by visiting the aircraft carrier that bears his name, USS Ronald Reagan, and lay a wreath in honor of my dad. As I get ready ...