Today, I stepped out of my comfort zone and joined a group of concerned citizens—moms, dads, students—advocating for common sense gun legislation at the state capitol. As I walked with my group toward the capitol steps, I thought about the freezing cold day in eighth grade when I was a page at the Kansas State…

For someone like me who is predisposed to rigid thinking, a to-be-read list can morph into something more complicated. At some point, my list was no longer a quick reference when I reached The End of one story and wanted to start another. I added titles faster than I could read them, so the list…