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Sanctuary
By Emily Rapp
Finding home and happiness where I least expected “Do you need help?” Kent called. I stood in the basement of our home—St. Anne’s Catholic Church, built...
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The Longhorn Post
By Rose Cahalan
These burnt-orange postcards from the collection of professor emeritus Waneen Spirduso offer a colorful look at UT history. Ah, the humble postcard. Americans mailed...
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Excuse My French
By Gregory Curtis
An American professor studies abroad. In early May 2013 I was sharing some wine in the Paris apartment of a young couple, an American man and a French woman, and...
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The Seeker
By Dan Solomon
Post-NFL, Ricky Williams has been everything from TV host to spiritual healer. Can the record-setting running back ever stand still? John Bianco has a favorite...
The Surprising Story of a Small-Town Dancer
By Elana Estrin
Every high school has one: the uninhibited kid who dances nonstop at every prom and party. Senior Cooper Neely was that kid at his high school in Throckmorton, Texas,...