Childhood trauma can have an enormous impact on the choices we make throughout our adult lives. Alcohol and physical abuse are among the chief causes in our society today. This fictional story incorporates many real experiences and suggests how love, empathy, and the support of others can offer a path to a better future.
We all say “I love you” from time to time – to our spouses, our special friends, our children and our pets. But what does that mean? Ted, facing the imminent death of his long-term partner, seeks an answer in this fictional story.
The news seems particularly depressing these days. Have we lost touch with with our capacity to joyfully experience the miracles of our daily life? Here are three short stories where unexpected joy was discovered.
Paul thought he was going the visit his sister for a couple of months to help out when their mother died. It didn’t quite work out as he expected.
Sometimes your photography subject can be a better mirror than the one you look at to shave in the morning.
