A night at the theater tends to mean seeing a play. But something far more low-key and informal — a person standing at a microphone at a bar or restaurant and telling a personal story — is a form of ...

Great journalism is more than turning up compelling information. It's also about how the story is told. Over time, we've noticed that sometimes, when an NPR news story falls short, it's because the ...

My wife’s grandmother is 100 years old. She is healthy, smart, energetic, and fun to be around. Last year at Thanksgiving, I sat at a table with her for an hour-and-a-half with my wife and her two ...

There is a quieter, more succinct wing of literature that thrives on pithy conciseness: the short story. The authors of this art form have perfected the concept of this type of storytelling by ...