Category: Stories

My mom died when I was 14. Cancer. It was long. It was awful. I watched her fade day by day until she was just a whisper of herself. But every Sunday…

Miranda said she’d do better, but things got harder when she saw her ex, Colin, and his girlfriend Leslie, at a table in the restaurant. She asked Michael if she could avoid…

When my mother-in-law moved in, I tried to stay positive.“It’s just for a little while,” my husband, Mark, had said. “She’ll help around the house. Maybe even give us a break.” I…

Like clockwork, every Sunday at 5 p.m., my stepson Josh came back from his mom’s place. And every single Sunday, he would step through our front door, kick off his shoes, and…

For 14 years, Trent and I built this life brick by careful brick. No kids, just weekend gardening, quiet dinners, and those annual trips to Maine where we’d eat lobster and pretend…

I’m Goldie, 65, and I’ve never been one for fancy things. My little house on Willow Lane has mismatched furniture and faded curtains that have seen better days. But what it lacks…

Yesterday’s return home from work unfolded like a page from a romance novel I never knew I was a character in. Here’s what I saw when I got back home from work:…

I still remember that day as if it happened just yesterday. The sun was shining brightly, making the golden leaves shimmer in the soft breeze of the autumn air. I sat by…

I’ve been married to my husband, Tommy, for six years. He has a pair of 16-year-old twins, Jack and Lily, whose mother hasn’t been in their lives since they were eight. When…

Gracie’s day had been long and exhausting, and she couldn’t thank the skies enough for having some mercy on her. It was a rainy evening, and Gracie, 47, felt lucky as the…