Two friends were walking alongside the road, talking and enjoying the sunny, but cool weather when an obviously neglected mutt walked around the corner and stopped.

They decided they wanted to help the hungry animal, but they would first need to get the dog in their car.

“I’ll get the dog, you get the car,” said Friend 1. At this point, Friend 1 started walking toward the dog and the dog backed...

Scene: mom and daughter in car. Daughter was just picked up from gymnastics and is complaining to mom about Sarah and how she always gets the praise from the coaches and they don’t pay attention to her.

“If you want that, then you have to work for it.” - Mom

MOM

Why didn’t anyone tell me this when I was younger? I felt as though I was just left alone and because of this, did not achieve much ...

His mom walked in with 28 bottles of Gatorade and 28 cupcakes. A smile immediately lit up Mrs. Kelley’s face and she stopped our math lesson. It’s hard to say who was more excited about the free and unexpected food verses the early end to anything math, but I’m certain there were 27 smiling faces - Mrs. Kelley’s and 26 students.

Immediately, my throat started hurting, my face got hot, and my eye...

Memory breathes as a living being

It ebbs and flows like waves in the ocean

Can we see it all at once?

Inhale the good

Exhale the bad

If only it were that easy

Should we only want the happy memories

Like selecting the perfect produce for a meal

Should we forget the bad?

Or is that denial?...