Regardless, we are who we are. People can’t change what makes them happy. Every person is unique in some way, some more than ...

I’d invite Raggedy Ann over for coffee if I could. She would get me. I think we’d be pals. It all started in childhood, as most things do. I did the usual things little girls did back in the 70s.

PROVIDENCE – The hushed halls of the Cranston Street Armory are empty aside from a goggle-eyed Raggedy Ann doll staring down from a dusty wooden balcony, mouth fixed in a permanent grimace.

When I forget to appreciate my distinctively authentic personality, I think of Raggedy Ann. Our exchange is sleazy, yet fair: I buy your overpriced coffee, and you give me unlimited Internet access.

The second movie in the "Conjuring" franchise was inspired by a real Raggedy Ann doll with a disturbing ... while clutching ...