The Story

Writer Alexandra Fuller told her husband she wanted to leave. Minutes later, he had a terrible accident and the end of her relationship became entwined with the accident.

Ailyn Perez and Stephen Costello are husband-and-wife opera singers. They talk with Dick about the peculiarity of their relationship, which includes competing to see who can hold the longest notes, and trying to get cast in the same productions so that they can spend time together.  

As gas prices skyrocket, food prices follow. Melissa Hilliard can no longer make her costs and her income meet in the middle. She and her husband both work full-time in the Atlanta area. They have some college education, but their jobs don't pay enough to support their three children. Recently Melissa swallowed her pride and made her first trip to the local food bank.

David Kipen worked with the N.E.A.’s Big Read project. After that job, he started a bookstore in a Los Angeles neighborhood. The bookstore is basically free - a place to read and talk to neighbors.