After long days focused on the facts, our newsroom reads a lot of fiction at home. We asked our NPR colleagues what they've enjoyed reading so far this year. Here's what they told us.

Mr. Hawkins explained he kept a large pickle jar on his dresser and every time something wonderful happened in his life he ...

Outside Krispy Kreme’s flagship store in Times Square, as we waited for our coffee and doughnuts, a sudden commotion broke the buzz of the evening. A NYPD vehicle came hurtling down West 48th Street, ...

That’s Cottage Grove, Oregon for you – a small town with big personality tucked away in the Willamette Valley, where covered bridges whisper stories and murals tell tales without saying a word. The ...

New York, the sleepless marvel, the ceaseless engine of ambition and artistry, thrives in perpetual motion. Its grid of intersecting streets and avenues pulses with the choreography of humanity: a ...

Peyton’s early stirrings of self-belief. Grayson’s week-two awakening. Caden’s mountain-scaling momentum in week six.

Until recently, I’ve never seen fireflies. I’ve lived in Massachusetts for 25 years, and only now have I spotted them in my yard. I want to help you find fireflies in nature and make your backyard ...

That would add at least another 30 minutes of outside play to the day, catching and releasing them out of a jar. Fireflies typically appear in Southwest Ohio in early June, but it can depend on ...

Each solar-powered glass jar flickers with butterfly and cat shadows, glowing like a jar of fireflies caught at dusk. Their soft rainbow light transforms any outdoor nook into a secret fairy hideaway.

What “Head in a Jar” does best is its closeness and comfort expressed through Khamari’s vocals, as he softly and masterfully uses to paint out vulnerable details only real experience can bring.

The last time he saw a firefly, Moore said, was about three years ago. Other Fayetteville residents like Delilah Mansy, 24, and 8-year-old Hailey Norris said they’ve not seen fireflies in person.