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After Nancy Reece Jones’ mom died, she realized she needed to talk more about death, about how to have a good one, about... Read more

What makes a person screw up enough courage to try open mic night at a brewery, where people are there mostly to drink b... Read more

The sign to Pray, Barbara Walker in the old post office and Madge Walker, one of its former, glorious postmasters. Barba... Read more

In the backcountry of Glacier National Park, two seasoned trail-crew workers watched a couple of cute, fuzzy cubs cross ... Read more

As it turns out, there’s a difference between Canadians and Americans and its name is hockey. Down here, we don’t worshi... Read more

When the pilot of a plane saw a fireball explode on Emigrant Peak, about 15 miles north of Yellowstone National Park, th... Read more

When Erwin Byrnes died, it was not exactly sad. That’s because his wife of 63 years and his family were ready when he pi... Read more

David Poole woke up in the snow in Colorado, his lower half numb, and has been working since then to get back to his lif... Read more

Ruth Eddy produced both of the stories featured in Episode 5.“I made you a mixtape!” Even though Hana Zimorino started d... Read more

Jacob and Ben Cronin are brothers with parents who think God can show the path to the good life, which turns out to be t... Read more