I'm Aisha Roscoe and you're listening to the Sunday story.

Before we get started, I have a favor to ask.

So as you know, the end of the year is rapidly approaching.

As a journalist, I can tell you it's been a tough

year with lots and lots of hard and sad news and in our personal lives most of us have probably had some stuff go wrong

too I know I have well we're at that time when many of us might be reflecting on the year we've had and making resolutions

for the year to come. I've been thinking about this a lot. I know some big things

that I'm going to try to do. I got to drink more water. I have to exercise. I know everybody

says that, but for real this time. And like, it's probably some other stuff, but I might keep that to myself for now.

And the thing about resolutions is they can send us on a journey, they can change us and they can have unexpected consequences.

So I have a question for you, what's a big or small change you've made this year in your life and what kind of journey has

that taken you on. You can share your story by sending us a voice memo at

the Sunday story at mpr.org again that's the Sunday Story at NPR.org.

Again, that's the Sunday story, all one word at NPR.org.

Send it in by December 10th,

and we might include it in our last episode of the year.

Okay, so this week we're doing something a little bit different. Not long ago, I got a chance to get out of the studio and go see a friend I've been working with for a little while, but I've never met in person.

We're in Westchester County, but we are not visiting Professor X's school for

gifted mutants. We are here to visit Will Shorts, the Puzzle Master.

Will Shorts, the Puzzle Master. Will Shorts is an icon at NPR, at Weekend Edition,

and Weekend Edition Sunday.

You cannot do Weekend Edition Sunday without the puzzle.

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