Academics internalize that we must “publish or perish,” but that message creates fear, loathing and pressure, write Deborah J. Cohan and Barbara J. Risman. Academics in nearly every college or ...

Re “Why I Write My Obituary Every Year,” by Kelly McMasters (Opinion guest essay, Sept. 29): I felt so connected to Ms. McMasters’s essay. Like her, I started this ritual when I was a child. Back then ...

Is your life on the path you want it to be? Writing your own eulogy can bring clarity. | Jure Gasparic As we settle into our fall routines, there is one suggestion that can help us stay on our chosen ...

With a sweet smile on his face and a cheerful lilt in his voice, Milt Seif hands over a 14-page typewritten eulogy he has written. It is his own. He will be 91 in two weeks and has no plans for ...

When my youngest foster daughter was in treatment for her severe eating disorder, one of her therapies involved writing a trauma narrative. In 11 single-spaced pages, both sides, she documented all ...