Category: Stories

After a traumatic event in childhood, Taylor grew to mistrust doctors so much that he wouldn’t move when an ambulance was trying to get through a traffic jam. But he soon discovered…

In the stories that follow, inheritances unravel far more than wills. One sister discovers a legacy hidden in plain sight, another faces a shocking ultimatum after her mother’s death, and a daughter…

High above the clouds in the business class part of a commercial plane, Kristi, in her crisp flight attendant uniform, walked the aisle with practiced grace. She stopped by a couple nestled…

I should have known better than to trust a gift from Debbie. On looking back now, the warning signs were all there — the too-sweet smile when she handed me the box,…

“Jane, can you come into the living room?” Mrs. Smith called out, her teaspoon clinking as she stirred sugar into the cup of tea Melanie, the helper, had just given her. I…

It was a bright, cold October morning, and Harry was excited about his gaming app presentation, a project he had poured himself into for the past six months. As the clock struck…

The excitement in my sister Sasha’s voice crackled through the phone when I told her Kurt and I were finally making the trip to Ashville. “Tina, I can’t believe you’re actually coming!…

I never had a family. I grew up in a shelter, surrounded by kids who, like me, had been left behind. Some had parents who didn’t want them. Others had parents who…

A week before her wedding, Penelope sits across from the man she thought was her forever… only to discover a truth that makes everything unravel. As love turns transactional, she must choose…

We often think we know everything about our loved ones, but what happens when they leave behind a secret? These stories will take you on a journey of surprising discoveries, involving a…