My mother disowned me for marrying a single mom. She laughed at the life I chose — and then broke down when she finally saw it three years later. My…
To my neighbors, I am just Frank, a quiet retiree with a limp who spends his days tending to Peace roses and fighting aphids in a self-imposed peace. They see…
Two blondes decided to split a can of Diet Coke. One blonde opened the can and poured half the contents into her own glass, and half into her friend’s glass.…
When my husband passed away after twenty-seven years of life together, I believed that the grief itself was the most agonizing pain I would ever have to endure. However, I…
Margie received a bill from the hospital for her recent surgery,and was astonished to see a $900 fee for the anesthesiologist. She called his office to demand an explanation. “Is…
Two blondes were taking their first train trip to Toronto on the train. A vendor came down the corridor selling bananas that they’d never seen before. Each bought one. The…
For years, I dreamed of becoming a mother. It wasn’t a quiet wish or a passing thought. It was a deep, aching longing that lived in my chest every time…
My name is Anna, and I am one of a set of twins. Five years ago, my brother Daniel and I were just eighteen, planning college and dreaming about independence,…
A man is sitting on his porch when he notices two blondes working down the road. They both have shovels. One of the blondes digs a hole, and the other…
I was thirty-two the day I found out I wasn’t really an orphan. By then, I believed I had already buried three people: my mother, my father, and then my…
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