Marcia at the Museum November 14th It certainly wasn’t my first choice when it came to employment, but, hey, it’s better than my last job working in a closet-style room with a headset saying, “May I have your order? Do… (READ MORE)
Storing Secrets Elise and Angela stood outside the storage unit. After struggling with the old lock, they finally succeeded in turning the key and pushing the metal slatted door up. Tommy, at the front desk, had looked up how long… (READ MORE)
Red Lipstick With her morning coffee in hand Marilyn stepped out the front door. In spite all that had happened this month, she felt the warmth of the morning sun and thought “maybe, just maybe, today will be a better… (READ MORE)
Forgiving Joanie Joanie approached the double wooden doors with trepidation. “What am I doing here?” she mumbled to herself just loud enough that the young man pushing the mailcart did a double take. He halted the cart and smiled. “Looking… (READ MORE)
Ten Seconds I remember reading once that when faced with a life and death situation your whole life flashes in front of your eyes. It’s true. One moment I’m looking up at white puffy clouds that seem so close… (READ MORE)
Hannah’s Boy Dear Hannah, I’ve been thinking of you lately and can only imagine how curious you may be about your son, Charles. Whether it was yesterday or years ago, my memories of him are so vivid that I… (READ MORE)
A Decision Forever We’ve never met, but please read what I have to say. You see, I’m one of the few people, maybe the only person in the world that knows how you feel. If you read this letter… (READ MORE)
Nellie’s Story – The General Slocum Fire ……….I guess there’re not many people around that remember the General Slocum. Right after it happened, the fire was all anybody talked about. People that hadn’t been within ten miles of the… (READ MORE)
Mrs. “C” No one knows Billy Channing like I do. We’ve been married for forty-one years. For heaven’s sake, we can finish each others sentences. Fried chicken and mashed potatoes is our favorite dinner and blue is our favorite… (READ MORE)
Heavenly SnoBalls It all started with a snowball. Not the icy, slushy kind Jake squished together with mittened hands and stacked behind the snow fort when he was a kid. No, Jake lost his job as a grocery store… (READ MORE)