"Tatto Daughter" by Christina Nordlander
The votes are in, and we have a winner! Read Christina Nordlander’s story about a woman who struggles with the loss of her daughter as she faces how to put her to rest.
Tattoo Daughter
It astonished me when I realised there were people who designed urns for babies. Cat-eared, pink, baby blue, shaped like a teddy bear or a
Contemporary Fiction
Water and Weighted Pockets
Trigger warning: suicidal ideation Esmerelda Lee planned her suicide with the meticulous attention to detail so many of her teachers and friends and parents of
Matchmakers | Chapter 5 | Bloomin’ Onion Hangover
Photo by Mekuria Getinet on Unsplash Seeing her mind flip to the images of tigers jumping through hoops, flame-throwers juggling fire sticks, and monkeys serving
Getting RealPart Four Fact or Fiction?
Photo by author To say time to start praying was a little false. She woke up praying every day. She prayed without ceasing. There are
Romance
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A paranormal horror romance What is this place? I gasp for air. I do not mean to, I just do. I do not mean to
A New Year’s Eve Disaster: Part 2
I open my eyes to blinding lights overhead and hear the familiar steady beep of a heart monitor. The smell of antiseptic fills my nostrils
Favorite Songs In Poems – “Something Just Like This” by The Chainsmokers Alan Walker Remix
on YouTube Lyrics “Something Just Like This” I’ve been reading books of old In the evenings when I feel cold. The legends and the myths
Sci Fi
1. Priyatel – Medsestra (The Nurse)
1957, Somewhere in Russia It started first with the horseshoe. Usually undisturbed and thick with dust it had fallen off her front door one morning
Squamous and Eldritch Get a Yard-Sale Bargain
Squamous turned right on Second. The Pinto squealed a bit, but it usually did that on sharp turns, and there was probably nothing supernatural about
Freddy’s New Life
Freddy sees something big. Now he has to go into witness protection. He needs the next available vehicle ASAP. Photo by Christian Lue on Unsplash
Horror
The Trees Swallow People: Part 11
I felt like going for a walk. I mean, I always do, but this particular time I really felt it, like I was strongly carried
Allie Bedeviled – Chapter Eleven
The Liars Circle sounded like a great place to wage a campaign. Look at all the experienced support crew hanging around, right? Most of the
Twenty-Word Stories for Halloween
Perhaps I should rephrase the title to “Twenty-Word Movie Synopses for Halloween”. At any rate, here are ten movies that I think would fit right
True Story
SONGS ARE IMPORTANT
THE WORLD NEEDS GREAT SONGS THAT PRESENT MESSAGES FOR PEOPLE TO HEAR. PEOPLE ARE SEARCHING FOR SO MANY THINGS IN LIFE. A SONGWRITER CAN ALWAYS
The First Time I Flew Alone Was To Visit My Grandparents in Florida During Christmas Break When I Was Twelve, And It Sucked: The flight there was the only part of the trip I enjoyed
My grandparents rented an apartment in Miami Beach every winter, as did many of my peers’ grandparents. Whenever possible, my mother, sister, and I would
When the Faithful Don’t Trust (English-Chinese Back-Issue, Sunday, 5 April, 2020)
But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the
Humor
Welcome to SFCO
Welcome, new employee, to the Superior Firms family of companies! We are gratified that you have joined us. However, as we are sure you (singular,
Therapeutic
I usually leafed through a National Geographic while I was waiting for Dr. Ishkanian – looking over the Table of Contents, first, to see if
Seriously?
When I’m having a conversation with people and decide to share something playfully, but in an unrestrained manner, right after hearing me out, sometimes they
Poetry
The Rhythm Of the Heart
Within all of us the heart beats with its own rhythm. This rhythm flows with the emotions of the heart. When we are happy the
And the Breeze Blows
Image by Author The breeze blows strong through leaves of greenHot sun is out in full.Towards the floor, falls seed unseenHelpless to the pull. The
Rebirth
Time flew away Silently in the moments Of waiting for you, my Love. I do not want you to stay It is not some win
Drama
WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND
If a rocket goes up into the sky, it will come back down. If birds fly up into the sky, they will come back down.
Of Beastly Beauty (Part V)
Introduction: After Raphaela Blackheart was kidnapped as a baby by the sorcerers Rolan and Lucia Blackheart and then raised as their own daughter, Raphaela’s life
Thunk
July 16, 2022 St. Sebastian’s Hospital Princeton, New Jersey To whom it may concern: Hello, my name is Wanda Marie James, and, on my deathbed,