Have you ever had a hard time getting all your feelings out into the world? Well, what about the feelings of your characters? Aside from saying they're happy, angry, or sad, I often get stuck trying ...

Emotion words are handy things. They help you put your experiences into neat little boxes–wrap them up into packages you can give others to share your perspective. Telling a friend you feel “sad” may ...

There’s nothing like migration to reveal how things that seem natural may be artifacts of culture. When I left India for college in England, I was surprised to find that pinching my Adam’s apple ...