Category: Stories

On a chilly November evening, Greg, a rugged construction worker with flecks of gray in his beard, left his site and headed toward the train station. Little did he know that one…

Mr. Lewis had spent fifteen years as a school principal, and if there was one thing he had learned, it was this: children carried burdens adults often overlooked. Some wore their struggles…

I loved my wife. We met young, married fast, and within a year, we had a baby girl. She was perfect—tiny fingers, big brown eyes, and a giggle that could light up…

That evening was supposed to be perfect. One of those crisp autumn nights where the air smells like cinnamon and apples and possibility. Mara had curled Ivy’s hair into soft brown spirals,…

I’d always been an ordinary woman with ordinary needs. Nothing extravagant. I wanted to work, have a few hobbies, maybe travel a bit, and one day build a family. I didn’t equate…

My wedding day was supposed to be one of the best days of my life, but what happened that day left a painful scar on my mind. I never thought things would…

On an empty road on a sunny holiday evening, a car cruised along. Inside, behind the wheel, was Chandler, a cheerful man with a perpetual smile on his face. He was steering…

I always wanted a family. Not just a formality or a name on a marriage certificate, but a real family—one filled with morning cuddles, silly inside jokes, and traditions we would create…

They say marriage is work. But I didn’t know it would mean just me working — for ten years straight. I met Daniel back in college. He wasn’t rich, but he had…

I don’t remember the impact. Not really. I remember the rain. Light at first, then heavier, drumming against the windshield. I remember the sound of my mother’s laugh, my fingers tapping absently…