Growing up, I always wanted a best friend. Someone I could do anything with, do anything for. Someone to ask me out to lunch; someone to make me laugh and make laugh in return; someone to go on midnight...

If I were to use one word to describe myself, it would be neurotic. According to a quick Google search, the word in nontechnical use means “abnormally sensitive, obsessive or anxious.” To make the...

Growing up, I have always thought of myself as less human and more frog. I’ve always felt a deep connection to them — creatures that, in many ways, embody the qualities I admire and strive to cultivate...