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N ot every working-class benefactor scrimped and saved. Kathleen Magowan, a teacher from Simsbury, Connecticut, had no idea she ...

Anything funny happen to you at work? It could be worth $$$. For details, go to rd.com/submit. Nursing can be a dirty business, ...

I once saw a pigeon on the subway get off at the financial district, and all I could think was, That bird makes more money than ...

The Dog That Came Back from the Dead By Eric Wagenknecht with Te s s S t r o k e s from outsideonline.com 82 february 2019 DRAMA ...

On a run in the Rocky Mountains, the author’s dog, Merle, fell 800 feet, injured beyond hope. But he wasn’t done yet. rd.com 83 ...

W We charge up the final ascent of the 13,041-foot Grand Traverse Peak, about seven miles east of Vail, Colorado. My new running ...

Eric Wagenknecht and Merle on a Gore Range trail near where Merle went missing M erle and I had started the day at 4 a.m. at our ...

Experts say that humans need to help dogs understand their limits in tough terrain. trail where I would get cell service, so I c ...

Above, I saw the path Merle had taken: He’d slid some 700 feet down the up- per snowfield, fallen off a 40-foot cliff, then roll ...

your dog to make good decisions by giving her a safe amount of freedom and not always interrupting her natu- ral behaviors,” Qua ...

outsideonline.com (july 5, 2018), copyright © 2018 by tess strokes and eric wagenknecht. Reunited at last: Susan, Lily, Axel (bo ...

By Alex Tizon from the atlantic She had spent her life caring for our family under the most unusual circumstances. A final trip ...

Lola lived to be 86. She spent most of her years in servitude. Reader’s Digest ...

he ashes filled a black plastic box about the size of a toaster. I packed it in my suitcase in July 2016 for the transpacific fl ...

At the baggage claim in Manila, I unzipped my suitcase to make sure Lola’s ashes were still there. Outside, I inhaled the famili ...

keep those beneath you in their place, for their own good and the good of the household. They will love you for help- ing them t ...

“She likes to work,” I said. “Your dad and mom—why do they yell at her?” “Her hearing isn’t so good ...” Admitting the truth wou ...

on each side. From ridge to ridge, west to east, I could see every shade of green. “Two hours more,” Doods said. His not knowing ...

The priest asked Mom whether there was anything she wanted to for- give or be forgiven for. She scanned the room with heavy-lidd ...

She didn’t know any other way to be. I realized I had to take my own advice and relax. One night, I came home to find her sittin ...