Memoirs: Death of a loved one

by Mary Colleran

From the moment I saw Enid, I knew I was going to like her. Not necessarily like in a "let's be best friends" way. More like her in a "My, what fun huge pointy rhinestone-rimmed sunglasses you're wearing!" way. I was sent ...read more

by R.L. Burnite

Life has a funny way of biting you in the lower lumbar region just when you least expect it. One day you're driving along in a peaceful mundane manner when all of a sudden there is an unexpected detour that takes you down ...read more

by Julie Joyner

At my uncle's military funeral, I heard the sharp crack of the rifles break the silence that was just beginning to comfort the mourners. The smoke from the 21 gun salute hung heavy in the winter air blanketing the militar...read more

by Backwaterkate

He was only a boy. At age fourteen he lived a life of laughter and had many friends. Across the road is where his best friend lived. He was from a wealthy family. But that didn't prevent them from becoming best friends....read more

by Mindi Mikula

November Rain The rain falls softly, hitting the pavement with a hollow ping. I stand frozen, watching the raindrops hit the blacktop and run in different directions to sink beneath the sodden grass. The wind is bitte...read more

by Emilie Bean

I once heard a saying "a child's tears are the worst tears of all." Being quite young when I heard this I didn't know the principle of the meaning. It raced in my head but I could not grasp it. I know it now. I now believe...read more

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by Magie Woodward

It wasn't supposed to happen, I was supposed to have 3 children. I remember the day like it was yesterday and it was 10 years ago. I walked into the Doctors office for my usual monthly check up. These were always excit...read more

by Krislem

It's October 1, 1996 and I'm in a hospital room visiting with my Grandmother. I'm 7 months pregnant and insisting this baby better be a girl. She's lecturing me for the millionth time that God will give me what he wants me...read more

by Bob Totterer

Taps It's funny what you remember. There in that somber room, the sun shone a bit too brightly through the gaily-draped windows. Life beyond them seemed strange and other-worldly. I paused at the door and turn...read more

by mysticmaggie

"So, it's finally time,eh, Old Man?" I ran my fingers lightly down his knobby spine. He pushed closer, urging more contact with me. "It had to happen," he whispered in his scratchy purr. "I've been here far too lon...read more

by Patricia Freer

"I'm sorry you're not feeling well, I'll see you when I get home." It was a normal Monday in July and my husband had called me at work to tell me he wasn't feeling well. For the rest of the afternoon I was unsettled. I fe...read more

by Sarah Prim

I had the greatest mother. She raised me single handedly, with some help from her dad, my grandfather. We had the little quiet life that most people enjoy...with one exception. My mother was sick, very sick, and not with a...read more

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by Starr Rathburn

November Sorrow -In memory of my favorite aunt We entered the quiet house with the November wind. Aunt Bev's place felt altered, changed. We'd gathered for Thanksgiving, when it was always a home of joy. Now...read more

by Jacqueline

Riding into the Bowels of Hell John and I have been avid bikers for many years and loved our day long rides through the Wyoming landscape. These trips provided us with a new love and appreciation for the scenery we have...read more

by J.W.M.C

I always wondered, how could she not love him. Why does she put this drug habit in front of her children. My sister would rather get high than love this beautiful child right here. He was so adorable he looked like th...read more

by Emily Chu

I've probably mentioned it before; people often come in and out of your lives for reasons. They're either there to teach you something or there for some sort of purpose, shape or form. Every so often, we're lucky enough to...read more

by Syndi Bohnert

It was supposed to be the flu that had my husband down. He had been to the doctor and we were to pick up our little girl from school that evening. My cell phone rang and the doctor wanted to see us both in his office as ...read more

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by Word Bling

Pounding sounds escaped from the living room. My warm blanket tugs away at my cheek and I'm enticed by the vivid sounds nearby. My mind wanders and the bed cradles me. A sharp crash startles me and my pillow tosses me off....read more

by Gigi Marsten

How did I get so lucky, to have an older sister who was so much more. She was like a second mother to me, her baby sister. One week after her 83rd birthday, my sister, Frances, passed away, died, left us, went home to He...read more

by Spencer Hawken

It was a depressing looking Sunday morning, it was 14th of April 1994. I had risen early and sat about in my grotty bedsit watching films I had recorded the night before. I was out of it a bit, I had exceeded the dose on b...read more