The Truth: He Deserved a Better Ending

“You’re one of my top three favorite people.” He said this to me almost every time I saw him. He had a way of making everyone he liked feel special in his presence. Something tells me that there were hundreds of other people who fell into his Top-3-List. I can see his...
Just Like Heaven

Just Like Heaven

What does heaven look like?It’s a question many of us ask, especially after losing someone you love. I lost my grandmother this week. I called her Nonnie. It was the name she wanted to be called by her grandchildren. There were 14 of us. And in her 87 years on...

The Stories We Tell Ourselves

“Tell me a story,” he said. He was looking up at me with his beautiful face, dark brown eyes, and long lashes. “What kind of story?” I asked him. “A scary monster story.” Except when he spoke, his 3-year-old diction sounded more like “A scawwy monstuh stowee.” “Are...
Just Like Heaven

Things You Need To Know

I used to keep a diary when I was a little girl. It was blue and about the size of a 5’7” hard bound book. My private diary even had a rickety gold lock on the side because I never wanted anyone (my parents) reading my intimate thoughts (who I had a crush on at school...