I had always held the impression that most of the excitement on Earth happened without me, that I was always missing out on something. Of...

Author’s Note: So in my College Writing Seminar back in Spring 2014, my professor brought us to the American University Museum (at the...

“Let’s go around in a circle. State your name and where you’re from.” Oh no, not this again. “Hi, I’m Jack. I’m from Detroit, Michigan.”...