Zack Ezor
Former Staff
Recently published
The Goodness Deep Within
Max Evans lived on the streets of Boston near the New England Aquarium, making his bed between two jersey barriers each night. He was known for being gruff, feisty, and...
In Lovers' Quarrel, A Stranger Intervenes
Janne Vanessche and her boyfriend were fighting - a lovers' quarrel. The argument was over something trivial, but, to an outsider, things may have looked serious. When Janne fled to...
Sister Sue, The Nun At The County Jail
Sister Sue Kintzele's phone number is written on the wall near the pay phone at the county jail. When prisoners can't make bail, they tell their family to call Sister...
Kind World Is Now A Podcast
Kind World, WBUR's series celebrating stories of kindness, is now available as a podcast on iTunes.
A Town Rallies For Hikers In Need
Nearing the end of her months-long hike of the Pacific Crest Trail, Brittany Goodson began to panic. Days of unrelenting rain had soaked her gear, and hypothermia threatened. Brittany and...
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Kind World #13: 'Take Me Back To Venice'
As Parkinson’s disease worsened for Bernard Michaels, his family took him on a final trip to Europe. Early in the trip, a slip in Venice, Italy landed him in the...
Putting On The Tiger's Mask
On Christmas Day, 2010, a Japanese orphanage received an unexpected donation: 10 leather backpacks, five red and five black. Curiously, the note that accompanied the anonymous donation was signed with...
The Turner Girls
Jen Turner had always wanted to be a mom. But when she developed macular edema, an eye disease, doctors warned her that pregnancy could result in permanent loss of sight....
A House, Now A Home
Everything seemed to be going wrong in Maureen Festa's life. Her marriage was ending, her mother was dying, and she faced having to leave the neighborhood she loved. She'd learned...
A Stranger Asks, 'Why Not Me?'
Dr. Ferenc Jolesz's kidneys were failing fast. The estimated wait time for a cadaver transplant was five to 10 years. He didn't have that kind of time. But an article...