The woman heaved her large, arthritic body out of the easy chair. Using her daughter’s supportive arm on the right, and grasping the raised fireplace hearth on the left, she slowly, painfully, lowered herself down, down, down…
Read MoreShe'd had enough that day, I guess. Enough of my sloppy punches, lazy kicks and lack of proper pivoting. And she decided to take matters into her own hands.
Read MoreThey hadn’t spoken in a while. So when Rene saw Krystal’s post on Facebook that night, she caught her breath.
Krystal was thinking about ending her life.
Read MoreHe was in a good place. Really. So when an acquaintance encountered an unexpected, upsetting turn of events, he decided to reach out.
Read MoreThe man in the car coasted down the exit ramp and stopped at the red light, glancing absentmindedly to his left. And there he was. A man with a sign.
And the sign said,
Wasn’t expecting this...
Read MoreI used to think that The Three-Second Rule states that if you drop food on the floor but retrieve it in UNDER THREE SECONDS the food can still be eaten without even a smitch of worry.
Read MoreI didn’t see her fall.
Read MoreShe left the early morning spin class at Gold's Gym on an endorphin high (the cyclists tell me the high is the reward for the BURNING IN THE THIGHS the last 20 minutes of class). As she pulled out of the parking lot…
Read MoreHe was a clever man, and never missed an opportunity. Never missed an opportunity to say a quick and witty thing to amuse his listeners –
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