A Perfect Test

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A San Francisco native travels to the Mississippi Delta for lessons on another America.

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Out of the Cradle

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The gifts from one’s parents include passions and observations that communicate—and finally become—character and identity.

O Holy Night

Granny hugged her knees and rocked back and forth on a bench in the Greyhound bus station in Springfield, Virginia. She did this to keep warm. It was 11 p.m. on December 24. Granny had arthritis and osteoporosis and other things that ended with “itis” and “osis” that, believe me, you don’t want to know [...]