Category: fiction

  • Richer Stories

    Stories We Tell A Fictional Series Having two brothers who were not much younger than many of my friend’s parents, it stands to reason that I had a niece and nephew before I graduated from junior high. It was pretty cool to call myself an aunt, because it was like some weird rite of passage.…

  • Winning

    Winning

    Stories We Tell A Fictional Series My parents were practically flawless, but they experienced some really rough years, financially, just after I finished high school.  My father was sick and tired of trying to climb the corporate ladder. He worked his ass off, but was always overlooked when it came time for promotions – due…

  • Circle of Life

    Circle of Life

    Stories We Tell A Fictional Series Having a child is the ultimate game changer. No matter how crazy or mixed up life may be, it finally starts to make sense, and you’re able to grasp a hold of this concrete, unwavering sense of the reason you exist – to keep your child safe. When I…

  • Coolest Chick Ever

    Coolest Chick Ever

    Stories We Tell A Fictional Series I’ll never forget the first time I fell in love. I’d known her for what seemed like forever, but I’d never really noticed her. Not that way. Levi was cute, don’t get me wrong, but she was my baby sister’s best friend and she was like a part of…

  • My First Crush

    My First Crush

    Stories We Tell A Fictional Series I wasn’t interested in boys in my early teens, but after college I met – and eventually married – the man I now call my soulmate.  If you asked me who my first real ‘crush’ was, however, I’d have to say that there is only one candidate – and…

  • My First Kiss

    My First Kiss

    Stories We Tell A Fictional Series I’d love to say that my first kiss was breathtaking – the birth of a wildly romantic affair, ignited by a passionate kiss under a luminous midnight sky, but that would be a lie. The truth is, my first real kiss was conceived in a game of spin the…