Judith McGinnis

It had been years since I'd seen Joan, a college roommate. Bright and compassionate, even then everyone knew her choice to major in social work really was a perfect fit.

How often have I dreamed of a legitimate excuse to stay home for a couple of weeks with nothing more to do than read, watch movies and prove to the cats I can make a lap for more than five ...

Unaccustomed as we are to humidity here in North Texas, the sight of any kind of fungus outside of a standard fairy ring or a few puffballs is pretty astonishing.

Since Sunday, social media has been abuzz with video of a Metroplex megachurch service that surprised members and shocked animal lovers.

It's hard not to chuckle, watching America get all squeamish about "pink slime."

"Why are they playing funeral music?"

Do I want to live to be 101? If I can be like Mary Hardison, sign me up.

Purity pledges. They aren't just for high school students any more, especially if some South Carolina Republicans have their way.

OMG, Snooki is pregnant. Anyone who currently opposes federal policies that require businesses — even faith-based businesses — to include birth control pills in their health insurance coverage should think about this.

Somewhere in the American heartland, a teachers' aide misinterpreted USDA nutrition guidelines and caused a preschooler to eat cafeteria chicken nuggets instead of the turkey sandwich she brought from home. Her mom had to pay for the nuggets.

Among my few Valentine's greetings this year is a rumpled piece of paper, folded over and over again.

I am a Dickensian and I don't care who knows it. As a child I read so many British authors I once spelled color "c-o-l-o-u-r" in a fifth-grade bee (thank you Nina Rae Adams for letting me get away with ...

Most of us do some interpersonal reflecting in the days before and after a birthday.

It was 5:30 p.m. and the sun was setting as I drove north down Fairway a few days ago.

Just the word "rape" is so powerful, to say it in the presence of women is to make many anxious, sickened, nervous, even paranoid.