The autumn wind swept through the cemetery. A light, icy rain fell on the hunched shoulders of those gathered to say goodbye. Everyone wished the ceremony…
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Everything was as usual. The driver had a relaxed expression on his face, soft music played from the radio. The sun was shining, the morning was…
I believed love could shield me from anything. That my spouse Theo would always catch me. When hubby urged me to quit my financial job to…
A son hides his one-eyed mother and refuses to let her attend his graduation because he is ashamed of her. Most people didn’t know Derek Ryder’s…
The sorrowful sound of the funeral trumpets reverberated, combining with the sound of raindrops falling on the old roof made of corrugated iron. At the center…
This 98-year-old matriarch finally got to meet her first great-great-great-grandchild in her expansive Kentucky family. MaeDell Taylor Hawkins held seven-month-old Zhavia Whitaker this past February for…
I wasn’t supposed to be near the water that day. I was on break from the marina café, just grabbing a sandwich by the dock when…
Backpacks swinging, shoes squeaking on waxed floors, and cheerful chatter of youngsters running to their classrooms characterized most Meadowbrook Elementary mornings. The hallway paintings shone on…
Every morning, 29-year-old Jenny Millers opened Rosie’s Diner in small-town Kansas with a quiet smile. Orphaned young and estranged from family, the diner was her only…
Elise here, and I always thought family meant safety. It represented love, trust, and support until the most unexpected event smashed it. My dad’s 65th birthday…