Lee Stabert

Love story

"He shows pictures of the meat"

Giving 'pride and joy' a new meaning.

Friendship

"The sugar bowl looks sad without its matching spoon"

A friend practices empathy to the nth degree

Childhood

"She totally thought they were real"

A dad's whimsical Smurf scenes charm his young daughters.

Family ties

"I probably used his example more than once"

A break from trash talk for some earnestness

A life-changing moment

"I was totally elated"

Filmmaker Andrew Jenks relives a moment of glory on the basketball court.

Childhood

"Both of them were fairly short"

The emperor of Ethiopia comes to tea.

A life-changing moment

"You like him and you go"

A date with danger.

A life-changing moment

"I'm having this baby, like, now"

A wild story becomes a riveting Artifact.

Family ties

"My contribution would be opening the cranberry sauce"

Everyone has their role to play.

Friendship

"There were a few people who couldn't hang"

A first experience with marijuana goes awry.

Origin Story

"She just started her business"

This startup gives credit where credit is due.

A life-changing moment

"I'm a match for your dad"

A son-in-law gives the ultimate gift.

Family ties

"I'm an oversharer"

Whether the news is good or bad, the solution is a call to mom.

Family heritage

"To this day, I don't like apricots"

Variety was in short supply on naval vessels during World War II.

Friendship

"Not to get cheesy, but..."

Where the personal meets the professional

Career path

"Don't worry about classes"

A journalism student gets a bit of counterintuitive advice.

Origin Story

Field day

"You are a human tackling dummy."

Origin Story

"We don't back jerks"

When business strategy gets personal

Childhood

A first memory of mom

A bathrobe, a newspaper, and a cozy lap

Work

A Buffalo state of mind

To live and write in a football-crazed place.

Heroes

History will judge

"We were too young to understand."

Family heritage

A hairy situation

Making a major life decision for an unruly reason.

Childhood

The kids are all right

Imagine a conversation with your eight-year-old self.

Origin Story

A peaceful transfer of power

The co-hosts of the Total Soccer Show trade off.

Family heritage

Storytelling with bite

A six-year-old boy meets a “little snake.”