Alice is a Lord of the Rings enthusiast who grew up with Tolkien's tales. She loves all kinds of writing, from articles to stories to her debut novel, which she is seeking literary representation for.

When life feels heavy, it’s often the smallest gestures that lift us up again. These true, emotional stories reveal how ...

Deciduous trees reveal their "true colors" in the autumn, offering an example of how to live out loud even with winter coming. Source: Courtesy of John-Manuel Andriote As autumn brings its annual ...

From one of the most prominent voices in the trauma conversation comes a groundbreaking new way to heal on a personal and a collective level. "I love this book."--Bessel van der Kolk, author of The ...

High-risk pregnant women in Somaliland, poor students in southern Kenya, and wild wintergreen harvesters in the Himalayas are all among the nearly three million people whose lives have been ...

This event brought eight western Massachusetts legislators and over 100 Jewish residents from across the region to share the faith-based call for bold action for social justice. This gathering ...

South African anti-apartheid campaigner, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, one of the world’s most revered religious leaders, died in Cape Town on Sunday at age 90, ...

On the heels of the horrific 17-million-gallon sewage spill in the Santa Monica Bay on July 11-12, Heal the Bay and World Surf League—two Santa Monica-based organizations—are partnering to expand Heal ...