Leslie Vooris

I was thrilled that we could finally become sisters again, but I also feared what I might find. My hands quivered as I copied and pasted an email address.

I spent years dragging myself to the gym. Going back to my childhood passion is what finally helped me lose weight.

Drawn on a map, outside a voting booth, stretched across a pregnant belly

Keep the ritual without the booze.

My father died of lung cancer caused by smoking. Seeing cigarettes become fashionable again feels deeply personal.

In middle age, homesickness snuck up on me.

"Why are these people so obsessed with what happens in the bathroom?" one woman wrote.

Learning to accept love has been just as difficult for me as giving it. Was it because my dad was bisexual and closeted all of his life?

When I was six, I met my sister: her quiet question sparked a bond that took us from foster agency to home

Wunmi Mosaku and Jessie Buckley's performances carry a deep and timely message.

Years after losing her adoptive parents, she sought out her birth mother to fill a childhood ache. It all led to unexpected answers.

The pandemic didn’t just blur the line between private and public life. It taught us to stop seeing each other as real.

When I first watched In Bruges (released in 2008 and now widely available to stream). I expected a dark comedy, but what I got was a reflective and

In this article I discuss the challenges youth face who have aged out of foster care. The article is a personal essay as well as a service piece for foster parents providing resources for youth who are about to navigate adulthood on their own.

The last time I saw my uncle, he was turning 91. Frail but smiling, he sat wrapped in a blanket printed with his grandchildren’s faces, his military medals gleaming above his recliner. I brought hi…

The Omen (1976) begins with a lie. In a Roman hospital, a priest offers diplomat Robert Thorn a newborn to replace the baby his wife has just lost. “God

When menopause arrived sooner than I expected, I stayed silent, even with my healthcare providers. Here’s how secrecy delayed my care and why I’m finally talking about it.

The hype for new AI 'performer' Tilly Norwood contrasts with another recent premiere: a film from Daniel Day-Lewis, who came out of retirement for his son's directorial debut.

Adult learners are treated as outsiders. I would know – I was one of them.