Crossing the Border to Hang Out With Your Friend
"Going to Nuevo Laredo for lunch or dinner was no big deal. We would do that all the time, without even really realizing we were crossing a border."
The Friendship Files
Friendly conversations with friends about friendship
The Songsmiths of Sesame Street
“The rule was you should never go over the heads of the kids. Anything that appealed to adults had to appeal to the kids too.”
Being a Pastor Is More Joyful With a Friend by Your Side
“To be able to talk about things that only we as young women clergy experience is really comforting.”
When the Jezebel Comments Section Went on Vacation Together
“We had been talking about doing a big group meet-up somewhere and we picked Dollywood.” “It was one of the most wonderful moments of my life.”
The Evolution of a 20-Year Pen-Pal Friendship
“I saw her as who I would have been if I grew up on a farm in Apple Canyon Lake. And I think she saw me as the same thing, but reversed.”
How 14 Friends From the Vietnam War Lost and Found One Another Again
"It was a lot more than just cavalry guys getting together. We really became true family."
The Fan-Fiction Friendship That Fueled a Romance-Novel Empire
“We have two relationships. We have to talk about money, and then we have the friendship.”
A Friendship Baked in the Great British Bake Off Tent
“You need a bowl or a whisk, and one of your baking friends will get it for you. You know those trenches in the war? It’s kind of like that.”
When a Teacher Becomes a Friend
"I think we just started coming to Mr. O's room for lunch. I don't even know if we asked permission. Probably not."
He Returned His Friend’s Sweatshirt 20 Years After He Borrowed It
“It became my most meaningful piece of clothing that I owned.”