Trisha Ashworth and Amy Nobile conducted interviews with hundreds of mothers while researching their best-selling book I Was a Really Good Mom Before I Had Kids. It didn't take long before these moms began to reveal their Dirty Little Secrets—surprising, thought-provoking, guilty confessions they hadn't told anyone else. Cringe-worthy moments ("I bit my daughter's finger trying to steal a bite of her cookie.") meet real insights ("I love my kids but I didn't always. It took time t...

David is on break from his dead-end job at the Dollar Store. A scruffy old man approaches him claiming to be his uncle who hasn't eaten in two days. David gives the old man his last $2. Something comes back in return later.

If you have ever been in an abusive relationship you know you can't leave, you must escape. An abusive relationship is not just a relationship where hitting is involved. Emotional wounds take longer to heal than bruises. What do you do when you have found yourself in this kind of relationship? You won't tell anyone because; you are embarrassed and ashamed, you don't think anyone will believe you, you don't want anyone to worry about you and you don't want anyone giving you grief about the ...

Working on his model railroad set is more than just a hobby for John Wilson, it's his desperate attempt to fix the ghosts of his childhood. But his obsession with his creation may have an unexpected side-effect...Short Story, approx. 2,500 words

Izzy wants to be like Grandpa Mike and make people happy, but the results of Izzy's generosity toward the Braids Girl are not what she expected. What does the Braids Girl really want?Young readers will cheer for Izzy when she at last realizes that the need for love and acceptance is what lies deep in the hearts of us all, no matter our age, race, gender, or social standing.This story of compassion and revelation lovingly demonstrates that despite outward appearance, little ...

A missing son. A 1950s retirement home. And a mechanical nightmare that thins the wall between realities.When Thomas Alan Davies purchased the sun-bleached ranch house at 3489 West Crest Way in Youngtown, Arizona, he expected nothing more than an engineering project. The property—priced forty percent below market value, carried a strange history and a long record of brief, unsettled owners. It was also the very house from which his maternal grandmother, Evelyn Bloc...

Mothers and daughters share more than just life, death and love; they exchange wisdom, advice and intimate secrets unlike that of any other relationship. The three stories in Mother/Daughter Stories You'll Love explore the strength and depth of women's unbreakable earliest bond. These stories rejoice in the complexity and kindness—as well as the struggles and triumphs that make the mother-daughter relationship so significant—and will enlighten your spirit and enrich your life.

Life lessons of life will get us every time. A teenage girl, filled with dreams of being happy for ever and hope. A dream of having the white picket fence 2.5 kids, a husband, a good job, friends and family. Until sudden life changing events take place in her life. As she tries to figure out why things happen to the best of us, she is faced with challenges and determination. The question is will she ever Make It Through the Hard Times that life will take us all through? Will she be able to...

Like a cup of hot tea or coffee on a cold morning, the three stories in A Cup of Comfort Stories for Inspiration will warm your heart, lighten your mood, and rouse you to move mountains. In each of these stories, you’ll share in the blessings and triumphs of ordinary folks just like yourself. A Cup of Comfort Stories for Inspiration offers uplifting stories of people making a different - just right for anyone who can use a sip of comfort from time to time.

Detectives are supposed to find things, but one day at the park, Bones loses just about everything: his magnifying glass, his dog, and even his detective bag. Can Detective Jeffrey Bones find the things he lost?

An unemployed man laments the closing of the local public library. He decides to do something about it.