BY the time that his children were growing up, the great days of my father’s life were over ... He smoked a pipe perpetually, but never a cigar. He wore his clothes until they were too shabby ...

Throughout 1783 his defiant 'honest, manly heart', had to contend with the impending bankruptcy of his father alongside the frustrations and affront of continuing artistic obscurity. 'Potosi' was ...

It all began when my father-in-law paid us a visit at our house in the city. He had called my husband and told him that he was getting lonely at the village since his wife’s death and that he ...

Patrick Clancy’s wife killed their children during a postpartum mental-health crisis. Prosecutors describe a clear-headed scheme, but Clancy says, “I wasn’t married to a monster—I was ...

Each leaf is inspected for its type, appearance, and quality and handed to a torcedor, a highly skilled cigar roller, greatly respected in Cuban society. José Castelar Cairo: "My name is José ...

Once, the books there belonged to me, but in the decades since I lived in this apartment, my father has commandeered the space. It’s only fitting. The two of us have always communicated through ...

His family has been very good to me, especially his father. Even after the separation, he always makes sure my son and I are taken care of financially. I ended up sleeping with his father last ...

My father was gay. He was born in 1918. In my 20s, he started telling me stories about his early life. He was out in the 1930s at a time when it wasn’t common. He had dreams that most would not ...

I had freedom to wander as I wished and it was an exciting time, but growing up, I was aware I didn't know who my father was. It seemed to be a big secret, and whenever I heard anyone asking my ...

One night, his recalls his father's favorite watch and looks for it, and he stumbles across a notebook titled "My Memories." He starts to read it and sees the words written on the first page ...

Ode to My Father (Korean title: Gukje Shijang, translation: International Market), directed by JK Yoon (Known for titles such as Sex is Zero, Haeundae and Sector 7) and starring Hwang Jung-min as lead ...

Canadian director, writer and producer Alvin Rakoff, best known for directing Laurence Olivier in “A Voyage Round My Father,” has died at the age of 97. The cause of death was “old age ...