In the biographical notes on Wayne Corbitt's best-known play, "Crying Holy," produced in 1993 at Theatre Rhinoceros, he says that he began writing secretly as a fifth-grader. It's a surprising detail ...

Crying releases oxytocin and endorphins, which may help relieve both physical and emotional pain, enhance mood, and promote relaxation. Emotional tears contain stress hormones, and shedding them may ...