People always ask me why I did it. Why I left the city. Why I sold almost everything I had. Why I moved out here to a patch of land that didn’t even have working plumbing when I arrived—with a baby strapped to my back and no real idea what I was doing. The truth? I didn’t do it because I was brave. I did it because I was tired. Tired of waiting for someone to save us. Tired of apologizing for needing help. Tired of feeling like the life I wanted was always just out of reach. So I…
Author: World Wide
The vet had been clear. “He’s not in pain, but his body’s slowing down. You’ll know when it’s time.” We knew. This morning, he didn’t touch his food. Didn’t even lift his head when I knelt by his bed. Just looked at me with those dark, quiet eyes like he was already halfway gone. So we made the decision. One more walk. Just like we always did. Down the quiet road, past the fence he used to leap over as a pup, toward the trees that still held his paw prints from a hundred happy afternoons. It was going to…
I held my breath as the music started—the same cello arrangement she used to play on repeat when she was sixteen, dreaming about this day. I knew it the moment I heard the first note: she hadn’t changed it. I clung to that, hoping maybe deep down she hadn’t changed everything else, too. But then the chapel doors opened. And there she was—Leona. My Leona. Radiant, trembling, eyes glistening. Holding a bouquet of white peonies and eucalyptus, just like the ones from our old backyard. And walking beside her… was Denise. I felt my knees lock. My breath caught halfway.…
At first, I thought he was just sleeping. Curled up on a pile of crushed soda bottles and wilted leaves, tucked between a wall of jagged stones and a rusted can. His fur was so matted and pale, it nearly blended into the garbage. But when I crouched down, he lifted his head—and looked straight at me. His eyes weren’t scared. Just… resigned. Like he’d given up on being found. I pulled out my phone to film, just in case I needed proof to get him help. I remember whispering, “Hey, buddy. You okay?” and his ears twitched slightly. Barely.…
My grandpa has been going to the same little 1950s-style diner every Friday for years. It used to be his and Nana’s spot before she passed four years ago. After she died, he started showing up solo—still ordering two coffees, still sitting on the left side of the booth like he’s saving space for her. At first, we all thought it was sweet. He even brings a framed photo of her and sets it on the table across from him. Sometimes he talks to it. Sometimes he just stares quietly. The staff knows him. They bring out her usual—scrambled eggs…
A mother and her teen daughter arrive at the doctor’s office. The doctor says, “Okay, what seems to be the problem?” The mother says, “It’s my daughter Suzie. She keeps getting these cravings, she’s putting on weight and is sick most mornings.” The doctor gives Suzie a good examination, and then turns to the mother and says, “Well, I don’t know how to tell you this, but Suzie is pregnant. About 3 months would be my guess.” The mother says, “Pregnant?! She can’t be, she has never ever been left alone with a man! Have you, Suzie?” Suzie says, “No…
A doctor and an engineer entered a chocolate store. As they were busy looking around, the doctor stole 3 chocolate bars. As they left the store, the doctor said to engineer, “Man! I’m the best thief ever, I stole 3 chocolate bars and no one saw me. You can’t beat that.” The engineer replied, “Okay, you wanna see something better? Let’s go back to the store and I’ll show you real stealing.” So they both went up to the counter and the engineer said to the shop boy, “Hey, would you like to see some magic?” The shop boy replied,…
A married couple got into an accident and the husband’s face was badly burned. The doctor told him that they couldn’t graft any skin from his body because he was too skinny. So the wife offered to donate some of her own skin. However, the only skin on her body that the doctor felt was suitable would have to come from her buttocks. The husband and wife agreed that they would tell no one about where the skin came from and they requested that the doctor also honor their secret. After all, this was a very delicate matter. After the…
There were four University sophomores taking chemistry and all of them had an A so far. These four friends were so confident that the weekend before finals, they decided to visit some friends and have a big party. They had a great time but, after all the hearty partying, they slept all day Sunday and didn’t make it back to school until early Monday morning. Rather than taking the final then, they decided that after the final they would explain to their professor why they missed it. They said that they visited friends but on the way back they had…
