“Happy?” Werner asked. Suzette beamed up at him. She looked radiant. “Incredibly.” “Me too. We have so much to be thankful for and to celebrate.” “Yes, our wedding which is amazing and our bundle of joy.” “I’m going to be a Daddy.” “Yes, you are. I know that you will be a terrific Dad.” “I… Read More LeAnne Loses Out
Shandra looked at him. “Are you serious?” she demanded in a low voice. “Your girlfriend thinks that you and I have something going on?” “Yes, she does. I tried to tell her that there isn’t anything going on between us but she doesn’t believe me.” “Well, maybe we should stop spending time together if it… Read More Lunch With Shandra
We have been seeing each other under the quiet. Holding hands when no one is around. Kissing in a dark corner so no one could see us. Avoid going to restaurants or places where we might run into his friends or heaven forbid, his family. I haven’t been to his place since his mother showed… Read More Ashamed
It was by the grace of God that he was able to get through Mass that Sunday morning. He was thankful to escape to the office. “Father Kowalski, you have a visitor,” Sister Francesca informed him as he was leaving the sanctuary. “Who is it?” he asked. He really wasn’t in the mood to see… Read More Bernard’s Visit
She was relaxing on the sofa, watching Diamond Girl, a Harlequin Romance movie on YouTube when the phone rang. After pausing the movie, she got up and answered the phone. It was Deborah. “Hi, Deb.” “What are you doing?” “Nothing, really. Just relaxing.” “I thought I would ring you up and tell you that the… Read More Moving On
Just this week, I learned that Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote her famous novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin because of something her sister said in a letter she had written to her. Her words were, “If I could use my pen as you can, I would write something that would make this whole nation feel what an… Read More Using Her Pen
After several dismal disappointments in his love life and fictional failures, Angus decided that he needed a change and fast. He quit his job to gallivant about the globe. The train rolled along the endless railway as it headed towards a new chapter in his life. 46 Words This post is based on Sammi Cox’s… Read More Angus
Their lives don’t matter. Their cries fall on deaf ears. They can’t breathe. They suffocate. They die. Their lives don’t matter. But that’s not true. Their lives do matter. That’s why we protest. That’s why we march. Enough is enough. It’s time for change. It’s time for action. It’s time for justice. It’s time to… Read More It’s Time
He’s my husband and I’m still madly in love with him but I can’t take his imperious behavior any longer. There were signs of it before we got married but I foolishly thought that it would pass or that I could change him. How many times have we been told that we can’t change someone? … Read More I Can’t Change Him
My name is Folani. At the age of 16, I was forced to marry the man who raped me so that I wouldn’t bring shame on my family. He wanted to marry me but after I rejected him, he raped me. I told my my mother what he had done to me and she insisted… Read More Folani’s Story
Notes to Women 