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2023 Great American Fiction Contest Winner: Shush, Shush
“I sat beside him in the front seat, where my mother would sit if she were here. I was 12 in 1968 — old enough, Dad decided, for me to visit her.”
News of the Week: The Best of the Year, Campbell’s Soup, and Never Leave a Sports Reporter Out in the Cold
In the news for the last week of 2022 are a bajillion “best of” lists, an anniversary for a Santa Claus, a soupy history, potent potables for your next party, and more.
Curtis Stone’s Beef Stew and Old-Fashioned Southern Biscuits
A classic stick-to-your-ribs beef stew always hits the mark on a chilly fall evening.
News of the Week: Random Notes, Indiana Jones, and Let’s Make This Christmas a Pilk Christmas
In the news for the week ending December 9, 2022, are an ancient tortoise, a dial of destiny, another word of the year, an odd drink mix, and more.
Our Lady of Widdershins
The Pope knew. So did the Knights Templar. They created the lie. But Grandpa Harry figured it out. Armed with the knowledge, Gee-ma is making a break for it, unless Tommy can figure out how to talk her off history’s ledge.
Orson Welles: The World’s Youngest Living Has-Been
In this December 8, 1962, interview, the director noted that he was respected in America less than anywhere else.
Our Better Nature: Mysteries of the American Eel — Sex, Spawning, and the Sargasso Sea
Only a government committee could have made eel reproduction more complicated.
Thanksgiving Dinner Scramble
This year, I am grateful I am not hosting the family feast.
Testimony
A New York nanny’s day life and night life clash in a life-changing way.
Confido
“It’s uncanny, Henry. It’s absolutely spooky. It hears my thoughts and answers them.”
Considering History: Americans Have Suffered and Sacrificed for the Right to Vote
Voting is a profoundly significant right, as illustrated by the long, often painful, always inspiring history of Americans who have worked to extend that right to all of us.
Get Cozy with a Book This Fall
Every month, Amazon staffers sift through hundreds of new books searching for gems. Here’s what Amazon senior editor Al Woodworth chose especially for Post readers this season.
Our Better Nature: How Animals Hibernate (and Why People Can’t)
A lot of different animals become dormant in the cold months (and some in the warm ones). Sadly, we humans aren’t able to sleep through the chilly months ahead.
The Greatest Songs of the Man Who Made Meat Loaf a Star
Jim Steinman turned rock songs into Wagnerian epics.
Blue in the Streets
A grandmother tells a Halloween story about the family dog.