Just a girl who walks dogs and hangs out in cemeteries. Stay feral, y'all.
It had been raining since before sunrise - the miserable kind of rain that seemed determined to soak through jackets, shoes, and whatever optimism a person had left. Marla was driving home from work, thinking about exactly two things: changing into sweatpants and ordering dinner so she wouldn't have to cook. Then she saw him.... Continue Reading →
By Friday evening, Hazel had reached the point where even her to-do list seemed judgmental. There was laundry waiting to be folded, emails she kept promising herself she'd answer, groceries to buy, floors that desperately needed attention, and approximately seventeen other things bouncing around inside her head demanding to be done immediately. So naturally, on... Continue Reading →
Every morning on her way to work, Claire stopped at the same little coffee shop. She ordered the same coffee, sat at the same table for ten minutes and watched the same parade of sleepy people shuffle through the door looking as though none of them had willingly agreed to participate in morning. One Tuesday,... Continue Reading →
Maya was standing in line at the grocery store when she noticed the woman ahead of her. There wasn't anything particularly unusual about her. She looked to be in her sixties, wearing jeans, sneakers and a bright yellow sweater. But what caught Maya's attention was her hair. It was completely silver, cut into a short,... Continue Reading →
Every Saturday morning, a woman named Maggie volunteered at the local animal shelter. She cleaned kennels, folded blankets, filled water bowls, and spent as much time as she could sitting with the animals who seemed to need a little extra company. That was how she met Walter. Walter was an older dog with a greying... Continue Reading →
By Friday afternoon, Claire felt as though the week had lasted approximately three months. Nothing catastrophic had happened. It had simply been one of those weeks where life seemed determined to test her using the smallest possible inconveniences, delivered continuously. Monday morning began with an alarm she somehow slept through, followed by coffee spilled down... Continue Reading →
There are times in life when nothing is dramatically wrong, but somehow everything feels heavy. That was where Hannah found herself. The past few months had been a collection of small disappointments that had apparently formed a committee. Work had become stressful. A friendship she thought would last forever had quietly faded. Her car had... Continue Reading →
Every autumn, Clara complained about the leaves. They were beautiful for approximately eleven minutes, she thought. Then they landed on the lawn, clogged the gutters, stuck to her shoes, followed her into the house and somehow appeared in rooms nowhere near a door. Autumn was basically nature throwing confetti and refusing to clean it up.... Continue Reading →
For a long time, Nora thought joy was supposed to be obvious. She imagined it arriving with fireworks. A fantastic new job. An unexpected vacation. A winning lottery ticket would certainly do the trick. Something big enough to make her stop in the middle of an ordinary Tuesday and think, There it is. Life is... Continue Reading →
It had been one of those mornings when everyone seemed to be in a hurry. Cars rushed through the intersection, people hurried along the sidewalk staring at their phones, and the little coffee shop on the corner had a line nearly to the door. In the middle of it all, an elderly man named Arthur... Continue Reading →
