Category: Stories

Isabel stepped into her home, her arms laden with bags and gifts to surprise Paul for his birthday. Her excitement faded when she heard voices from their bedroom upstairs and saw a…

There’s a strange numbness that settles in when you’ve been grieving too long. By the time we got to the church, I couldn’t cry anymore. I’d spent a week doing just that,…

Thomas was a wealthy widower in his early 50s who considered himself smart and charming. He despised those who called him ‘bald’ and ‘pot belly man’ behind his back. Thomas thought he…

I always told Ethan I would be there for him. That’s what mothers do, right? When he was little, I’d kiss his scraped knees and tell him everything would be okay. When…

I stared at my reflection in the full-length mirror, smoothing down the lilac fabric of my new dress. The subtle sparkles caught the light as I turned, a small smile playing on…

For years, I watched my friends fall in love, get engaged, and start their lives with partners who adored them. Meanwhile, I was the one always third-wheeling, the one asked to take…

Peter’s jeep stopped outside the hotel, but he didn’t get down. He sat in the vehicle for a long time, waiting for the driver, Arnold, to open the door for him. Peter…

The topic of ex-wives and ex-husbands may sometimes become a very painful one in the newly created families. And while many couples are sure that “ex is ex, and it’s all in…

Even though I’d spent decades there, my living room felt like a stranger’s space. At 55, I stared at the open suitcase, wondering how my life had come to this. “How did…

I should’ve known something was off the second Diane handed me the laminated sheet. We had barely stepped through the door of the beach house, salt still clinging to our skin from…