Category: Stories

I’m Nick, the middle child caught between two sisters. Brit is my older sister, and Mia is our younger one. Mia was the sun in our parents’ universe. She was their miracle…

My mother died when I was 12. I’m 26 now, and the only thing I’ve ever really held onto from her, aside from memories, was her stuff. Her jewelry, her wedding ring,…

I met Molly at college. She was the most beautiful girl I had ever seen, but she never gave me the time of day. Molly would often hang out with the most…

I always looked up to my grandfather. Grandpa Henry wasn’t just wise, he was magnetic and loved puzzles more than anyone I’ve ever met. Little did I know that even after death,…

I was always “the responsible one” in my family. Not in the sweet, reliable Girl Scout way, but in the gritty, unglamorous, do-the-taxes-at-sixteen kind of way. Sadly, the role I was relegated…

Last spring, my neighborhood changed, and not for the better. Sadly, I was one of the people who were affected when a new and loud neighbor moved in next door. The new…

I always wanted a small, meaningful beach wedding. Not the kind with fireworks and drones and a guest list longer than my work emails. I wanted sun-warmed sand, soft ocean wind, and…

You know how people say time flies when you’re not paying attention? That’s exactly how the last five years of my life have felt since I moved into this quiet neighborhood. After…

Alright everyone, Nancy here. Ever had that friend, the one who wears rose-colored glasses thicker than a disco ball? Yeah, that’s Melissa. Now, Melissa’s husband, Victor, is the epitome of a wolf…

My name’s Loren. I’m 35, widowed young, and mom to two amazing little kids. I met Brian at my sister’s barbecue in Millbrook, exactly 13 months after my husband died in that…