“Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive,” Wordsworth once wrote. “But to be young was very heaven.” As an undergraduate at Smith, it was like that every day—the kind of bountiful spirit that comes when ...

This is Present Tense, a series on mindfulness for busy people (read: all of us). Whether you're at work, on a walk, or hanging with loved ones, mindfulness can help you stay connected and engaged – ...

The verb jump is changing tense. Non-fiction close non-fictionWriting that is about real events and facts, rather than stories that have been invented. writers also use the present tense when they are ...