It’s a painful memory Cody Martin can never forget, one of those moments suspended in time that doesn’t seem real even to this day. Fresh off his sophomore year of high school in Mocksville, N.C., and ...

Then my husband died, and I understood why someone would want to permanently mark their bodies. When I was in my mid-50s, I got my first tattoo as a memorial for my husband. "Can you replicate this ...

I've been into tattoos since I was too young to even get one. My parents are very conservative when it comes to appearance. When I was in college, my dad asked if I would get a matching tattoo with ...

The author showing off some of her nine tattoos. (Photo: Courtesy of Marcia Kester Doyle) It started with a crane tattoo on my right leg. Cranes were one of my sister’s favorite birds, and when she ...

I recently went to a general store and the cashier eyed one of my 17 tattoos. “Are you Jewish?” She asked. “Uh.” I was so taken aback, I had to figure out what she was asking. “Yes, actually, I am.” ...

Over the years, I've amassed 12 tattoos. And now, I'm removing every single one of them. Like lots of people flexing their newfound independence, I got my first tattoo — a tiny cross on my hip bone — ...

We all did things in the early 2000s that we’re not proud of. By Kashana Cauley My friends and I got tattoos so we could feel dangerous. Not very dangerous, because very dangerous people went to jail, ...

Lucy Krasota, 20, has spent £35,000 on extreme body modifications including tongue splitting and 50 tattoos – despite her ...