The Saturday Evening Post

Publisher Joan SerVaas Associate Publisher and Editorial Director Steven Slon Executive Editor Patrick Perry, M.P.H. Managing Editor Andy Hollandbeck Health Editor Wendy Braun, R.N. West Coast Editor Jeanne Wolf Senior Editor and Writer Troy Brownfie

This year, instead of making a New Year’s resolution — roughly 80 percent of which fail — here’s a simple commitment that’s easy to keep: Rather than an amorphous pledge to be a better person or kick a bad habit, for example, how about deciding to ke

The phrase “sitting is the new smoking” has gained traction in the media and in popular consciousness, but is sitting really that bad for us? “Demonizing something as normal as sitting isn’t very helpful — and an example of how the oversimplified way

Question: Whenever we make roasted garlic bread, our dog begs for some. Is garlic safe for dogs? Answer: No. Raw or cooked, garlic, onions, and related vegetables — shallots, leeks, scallions, chives — are members of the genus Allium and are dangero

When I Love Lucy fans heard that Australian superstar Nicole Kidman and hunky Spaniard Javier Bardem had been cast as Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, you could hear them telling writer/director Aaron Sorkin, “You got some ’splainin’ to do!” Well, they c

On the morning of February 22, 1996, Robyn Derbabian arrived at Mariner’s Pointe Shopping Center. As she was walking toward the Kroger store, she slipped and fell on an inconspicuous patch of ice — the size of two parking spaces — injuring her left a

You might call her the unsinkable Marie Osmond — almost 60 years of entertaining and she’s still getting standing ovations. Behind the awards, love from her fans, and global success lies her courage to take on new challenges in her life and career.

It’s not unusual for a kid to love toys, food, and books, but it’s not every kid who launches a massive effort to bring all those things to others. Orion Jean, an 11-year-old Texan, started his first Race to Kindness project after winning the Think K

Perfect for special occasions, paper fortune cookies are fun and easy to craft: “Turn them into valentines by slipping a sweet note inside each of them,” says lifestyle blogger Lia Griffith (liagriffith.com). Frosted paper (Lia Griffith Frosted Craft

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Meals have been bringing people together for generations, so much so that the link between food and friendship has been baked into the language. The words company and companion both trace their roots to Latin: from the prefix com- “with” plus the wor

“I’m speechless,” said Fitz Gale when notified that her short story “Dust” had won first place in the 2022 Great American Fiction Contest and a prize of $1,000. “I’m still in shock that I’ll have a story in The Saturday Evening Post!” “Dust” was insp

Each runner-up receives $100 and publication of their work on our website. To read these stories, go to saturdayeveningpost.com/2022-winners. We salute these fine writers and the more than 250 others who entered our 2022 contest. —The Editors TITLE:

Are organic eggs worth the splurge? Teresa Robbins, email Whether free-range, organic, or conventional, all eggs are packed with nutrition and free of hormones. The differences are not about flavor, but rather reflect a person’s priorities: Animal l

1 Lie on stomach with legs together and straight behind you. 2 Place elbows under shoulders with forearms on the floor. 3 Lift chest off floor, pressing hips and thighs down and keeping shoulders relaxed. 4 Hold for up to two minutes. Return to st

If you have total or partial vision loss in one eye, you’ll want to keep your other eye as healthy as possible. Here’s how: 1. Wear protective eyewear when performing potentially hazardous tasks or handling chemical products. Nonprescription glasses

In 1962, a Post author predicted that U.S. efforts there were bound to fail It is difficult to see how Vietnam can buy the time it must have. Although the U.S. is bolstering this overdrawn military bank account with a massive dose of modern equipmen

RULES: Limericks must contain five lines. Enter as many times as you wish. All entries must be submitted by February 25. The January/February Limerick Laughs winner will be announced in the May/June issue. Entries will not be returned. HOW TO SUBMIT

A gallimaufry of fanciful facts and figures A group of geese is called a gaggle on land but a skein in the air. The full name of the Wizard of Oz is Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkle Emmannuel Ambroise Diggs, which creates a fun acronym. Th

By Cara Acklin, Pharm. D. Clinical pharmacist board-certified in ambulatory care Before any drug, medical device, or vaccine can be sold in the U.S., a company must first test the product and prove to the FDA that it is both safe and effective. Once

See answers on page 72 Hint for page 20: The first five-letter word is ELVIS. ■