Some days (like today) I really want to connect, but words don’t seem right. They seem too clunky. Too heavy. So I’m sending a photo I didn’t take. And some music I didn’t make. They don’t have anything in common. Except they move me. What moved you today?

It’s good news she’s just given you on the phone. A girl’s dream come true. The highest nod of approval from her peers. And maybe it’s the shock of it that makes you bungle it and say something stupid like, “How is this possible?” which is when she hangs up on...

Amy Krouse Rosenthal, author of Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life, has set up a wishing line. She is inviting folks to call in and whisper, sing, or shout their wish.  (Actually, she just says to leave your wish on the recording; I like the poetic notion of more dramatic ways...