Some people know what their lives will be like. From their earliest childhood, they want to become dentists, pilots, teachers, or lawyers. They devote their very existence to accomplishing just such an objective. We've never felt like that; we had no idea what we wanted, but we were sure that life for us would...

I don't have many regrets. An opportunity arises that requires an immediate decision. You don't give it much thought; you decide, and it ends up amiss. C'est la vie. But there is one decision that I have regretted all my life. It was in the mid-nineties in New York, on a layover from New Zealand. When you...

They stood out like a sore thumb. Both were dressed identically: Converse sneakers, blue jeans, tailor-made white shirts, and a gray cashmere sweater that hung over their shoulders. And as if that weren't enough, they were the only Europeans on board the 5 p.m. ferry that arrived at the port of Takamatsu.

Don't get me wrong. I'm not trying to settle a score with Georges. Despite the man's relentless ramblings, his annoying display of flamboyant über-French savoir-vivre, and the torrent of condescending remarks he would throw around…

She was already swimming when he woke up.

Their dog had claimed her spot in bed. Sprawled over the crumpled sheets and comfortably asleep, its paw touched his calf ever so lightly.