Category: Stories

It was a regular day when I found myself staring at my seven-year-old son’s school photo and searching for any trace of myself in his features. Aidan’s face stared back at me…

Dorothy Weaver had never considered herself a lonely woman until she lost her husband at 57. Dorothy and her husband Thomas had both been human rights attorneys and their passion for their…

I never needed a wedding gown to feel like a bride. When Derek and I got married, we didn’t have cake tastings or linen samples or the clink of crystal under fairy…

From unexpected parenthood and devastating loss to the pursuit of lost love and the consequences of unexpected wealth, these narratives reveal the resilience of men facing extraordinary challenges, and the surprising turns…

Jane’s arrival that Saturday was unexpected but not unusual. My daughter had always been spontaneous. This time she showed up at my door with Tommy in tow, her face lit up with…

I used to think that I was the kind of person who’d forgive easily. Forgive, not forget. I really did.But then my mother died while my father was holding another woman’s hand…

I knew I was in trouble when the “dish assignment” text came through. It was longer than my wedding vows, formatted with bullet points and everything. My mother-in-law was turning 60, a…

When my health insurance payment bounced, I thought it was a fluke. Not a credit card decline at checkout. Not a failed dinner tab. But a call from the provider. “Hi, Amy?…

The sun streamed through my bedroom curtains as I stood before the mirror, admiring how the delicate lace of my wedding dress caught the light. After three attempts, I’d finally gotten my…

Some people mistake kindness for weakness. My mother-in-law was one of those people. Until last Saturday, when she learned exactly who she was dealing with. The morning started with the doorbell. Three…