Trends n Tales

At first, I thought it was a coincidence. That was what I told myself on Monday morning when I saw the gray car parked across the street, slightly off to the side,…

The fluorescent lights buzzed faintly overhead, flickering now and then, matching the steady throb blooming behind Emma Moore’s eyes. The headache had been growing since early morning — a slow, pressing ache…

I was 36 and tired to my very core. Five years earlier, I’d buried my wife, and after that it was just me and my daughter, Juniper, learning how to be a…

I’m 81, and until a few weeks ago, I thought I had already buried everyone I ever loved. First my husband, Walter. Then my daughter, Eileen. Same accident. Same phone call. Same…

My name is Daphne. I’m twenty-nine, and until last month, I thought being useful was close enough to being loved. I’d always been the one they called when things fell apart. I…

Do you think you have crazy relatives? Well, let me tell you about mine, and you might change your mind. Harry and I had been married for seven years, together for nearly…

I didn’t plan on talking to anyone that night. The bar — if you could even call it that — sat at the edge of a dimly lit street like something forgotten….

From the outside, everything looked perfect. The venue was glowing under soft white lights, every chair lined up neatly, every flower placed just right. Guests were arriving in clusters, smiling, hugging, whispering…

I still remember the exact moment everything in my first marriage fell apart. David, my husband of five years, didn’t raise his voice or hesitate. He just looked at me across the…

One crisp autumn day, I sat alone in my small, cozy apartment, the sunlight streaming weakly through the windows. The orange and red leaves outside seemed to mock my restlessness as I…