Through the eyes of a child, there it was, a solitary light that filled the room. It flickered at the center of the table, a solemn flame on a spire of melting wax. A chill was in the air. The draft followed us home after a day of errands, a clattering train ride, and...

Since childhood, I’ve always had an interest in measurements—quantifying everything by some value or another: the height of a building, the speed of an aircraft, the distance to the closest star, and how long it would take to reach it. Fortunately, for me, the speed...

It’s been two weeks since returning from our vacation. A special time of memories with our two families and our niece and nephews. Moments that will last forever. Our lively relatives wanted to go deep-sea fishing off the coast of Florida, so we joined them for the...