I believe every family has its own sort of mythology — a collection of shared stories about what came before, common touchpoints of what was and what is, ideas about what is normal and what is not — and growing up in mine, ours included the character of Dennis. He…

Lately, it’s seemed like the whole world is in various states of chaos and upheaval. Beneath the shooting and hate crimes and terrorist attacks lies an overall uneasiness we all feel, and the constant barrage of trauma and tragedies can wear down even the most optimistic of souls.