Joe Talbert is a typical college student, procrastinating assignments until the last minute. And this assignment is a big one. He has to interview an elderly person and write a biography about that person for a class. Having no family nearby, he finds himself driving to a nearby nursing home. After talking with the director, he is introduced to a resident, Carl Iverson. Carl had spent the last 30 years in prison after being convicted of murder and rape of his fourteen year old neighbor. […]
Everything We Keep
Imagine. You’re engaged to your childhood sweetheart. It’s your wedding day. But instead of wearing white, you’re wearing black. It’s the church you were supposed to be married in, but instead of attending a wedding, you’re attending a funeral. And not just any funeral, but the funeral of you’re fiancé. This is where we meet Aimee. Instead of spending what’s supposed to be the best day of her life celebrating her marriage and future with her new husband, she is burying him instead. He was left […]
Sisters One, Two, Three
Sisters One, Two, Three by Nancy Star. The theme of this story is memories. Are our memories always what they seem? This is the story of Ginger. A mother, a wife, and a someone who is very conscious of all the hazards around her. She’s a school nurse, who teaches a night class to parents about the dangers that their children face around them every day. Ginger is also trying not to lose her daughter. Her daughter has a new boyfriend (one that she doesn’t like), and […]
Now I Know More
Did you know, that a colorblind man once worked at Crayola? Or that we only really see three colors, and all other colors are just a mix of these colors? Did you know a student paid for college with pennies from strangers? Now I Know More includes stories from the Cold War, and the leaders at the time of the Cold War. Now I Know More also has stories on why things are the way they are, such as on boats we often hear “women and children […]
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