Life is a bit like a chessboard, filled with little pieces and strictly defined moves. When you learn how to play for the first time, it can feel like the rules are being made up as you go along. Sometimes we forget a rule, our queen gets taken, and we lose. Some days we end…
In this issue, we explore the jobs we already have, the rules we already follow, and those unwritten guidelines that aren’t really official. What is considered good or polite manners? How long should you hold the door for someone? How many kisses are acceptable between family members? There really are millions of ways to interpret…
Whether we are sticking to a set topic or simply talking as friends—catching up after a holiday, reminiscing about childhood, or even planning a magical Olympic sports tournament in a fictional world—this issue has a bit of all of it. Yet, as we move through these conversations, we find ourselves thinking about rules and why…
