When I first meet a young Labrador named Merry, she is clearing her nostrils with nine or ten sharp snorts before she snuffles along a row...
Showing posts with label True Stories. Show all posts
Showing posts with label True Stories. Show all posts
This Woman Picking Up Garbage on a Country Road Will Inspire You to Protect Your Corner of the Earth
I thought she had stopped on the side of the road because of mechanical problems. The real reason was so much more inspiring.
Recently...
A High School Student Attempted to Commit Suicide. You Won’t Believe What Her English Teacher Did Next.
Brittni Darras knows that letters can help save lives.
Brittni Darras, an English teacher at Rampart High School in Colorado Springs,...
This Grandson’s Eulogy for His Grandmother Will Touch Your Heart and Make You Long for Yours
"It didn’t take much to make her happy—a phone call, a card, a visit, or a kiss before saying good night. She lived to make our lives better...
The Utterly Brave Way a 9-Year-Old Student with Autism Saved His Teacher’s Life
A little boy who adores superheroes had an opportunity to become one.
An average school day at Oak Grove Elementary in Poplar Bluff,...
Warning: You Will Want to Adopt an Orphaned Baby Squirrel After Reading This
Our children learned to cherish life, no matter how small, by caring for an orphan baby squirrel.
My husband, Shawn, and I enjoy seeing...
My Father Was Dying in the Hospital. Then Another Patient Changed Everything.
When it came time to take my dad off of life support, I felt completely helpless. Then a perfect stranger made a heartbreaking situation...
‘Sesame Street’ Nearly Killed Our Son With Autism
A parent recounts a harrowing tale about raising a child with an obsessive mind.
Our oldest son, Sam, has autism and Tourette’s, with...
I Thought a Stranger Was Going to Rob Us on Vacation. What He Did Next Changed My Heart.
Never judge someone by their appearance.
Six years ago, my wife, Liz, and I celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary. It was a lovely...
The Best Love Letter I Ever Got Came From a Near-Deaf Crime Reporter
In this true tale from the Moth, America's premier storytelling group, a woman recalls a humorous story from her early days as a journalist.
My...
A Harvard Professor Asks: How Do You Teach Patriotism to 9-Year-Olds?
It’s a Saturday morning, and I am eager to fly away. My husband and I will meet up with our son on the other side of the country to learn...
Why I Left Flowers On a Stranger’s Grave in Russia
In this true tale from the Moth, America's premier storytelling group, a man explains a grave predicament he encountered abroad.
Last...
One Astronaut’s Heart-Pounding Account of Almost Breaking the Hubble Space Telescope
His mission was to fix an instrument that could detect the atmospheres of far-off planets. One stubborn screw derailed the entire thing.
In...
The Reunion That Took 77 Years to Happen
A teenaged Minka Disbrow was forced to give her newborn daughter Betty Jane up for adoption in 1929, but she never stopped thinking about...
Heartwrenching: This Is What U.S. Soldiers Do to Honor Their Fallen Comrades Overseas
Long before a fallen soldier's family hears the news, his comrades perform a solemn, powerful ceremony: the hero-ramp.
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The Husband Who Vanished
For 15 years, Anne McDonnell lived in limbo—not knowing whether her Jim was dead or alive. Then one afternoon the doorbell rang.
The...
This Man Ordered Domino’s Pizza Almost Daily For 10 Years. It Just Might Have Saved His Life.
When Kirk Alexander went missing for 11 days, an unlikely savior came to his rescue: his neighborhood pizza store.
Almost every night...
How Presidents Met Their First Ladies: 10 True Love Stories to Make You Say ‘Awww’
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
In 1758 Martha Dandridge Curtis was 27 and recently widowed, and a very wealthy woman. That year George Washington,...
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