KIRK MCINNIS died too early and too hard. Scott Wood and I cut cattail stalks for his casket spray, swatting mosquitoes in the late-summer heat, and couldn’t believe he was gone—Kirk with his ...

I did not face wearing clothes that had been outgrown by an older brother. Because I had three older sisters and no older brothers, this was not a childhood experience for me. However, I experienced ...

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The Heap was actually a rather fancy automobile. Even though it was a bit run down when I knew it, it had once been one of my friend Rocky’s family’s main cars. Rocky’s dad was a prominent Roanoke, ...

Hand-me-down baby gear feels like a parenting win: you save money, cut waste, and keep beloved items in the family. Yet the quiet risk hiding in that generosity is how easily a recalled or outdated ...