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"Lightweight". Top Story - August 2025.
The day had been a long one, Moving into a new place involved so much work and she was exhausted. They had the last load in the truck, and just the thought of having to unload and set up her bed when they got to the new place made her want to cry!
By Pamela Walsh-Holteabout a year ago in Humor
Why Do I Feel We’ll Cross Paths Again Someday?. Top Story - August 2025.
It’s odd, these feelings I’ve been having more and more these days regarding you and me. By all logic, I shouldn’t really be having them. Like so many things, the last time we met was well over a year ago. Not only that, but we ended on bad terms. And by “bad terms,” I mean that neither of us have wanted anything to do with each other for a good, long period of time — if ever.
By Snarky Lisaabout a year ago in Humans
Surface Tension. Top Story - August 2025.
“What do you see?” An endless, white sandy beach. The crystalline waters of the ocean are turquoise and emerald. The waves lap against the sand. The sky is dotted with peach and lavender clouds. It’s almost sunset.
By Elizabeth Kaye Daughertyabout a year ago in Fiction
Queen Bees (2021): A Heartwarming Letter to the Elderly. Top Story - August 2025.
I’ll show everyone who’s the queen bee of this nursing home. Queen Bees entered theaters in 2021. Helen Wilston reluctantly agrees to temporarily move into Pine Grove Senior Community while her house is fixed. When she arrives, Helen discovers that cliques are not just in high school. She competes in an elderly popularity contest with mean-spirited women.
By Marielle Sabbagabout a year ago in Geeks
Hungry River. Top Story - August 2025.
My name is Zayden. I am three years old, and I enjoy climbing on things. My mom and dad got separated when I was two. My parents are trying to get back together again, and now I have a baby brother named Zion. My mom was young; she had me when she was just 18, a high school graduate.
By Mariann Carrollabout a year ago in Fiction
A Summer Breeze in Hong Kong. Top Story - August 2025.
Emily stared at Peter’s handsome face in the dim glow of their favorite Sheung Wan seafood restaurant, his expression caught between apology and resolve. “I can’t make it to Dave’s farewell party tonight,” he said, pushing his chopsticks around a barely plate of steamed garoupa. “There’s a meeting in Central, and Doug thinks it’s important I go.” His eyes—once bright with mischief—looked distant, like his heart was already halfway out the door.
By Scott Christenson🌴about a year ago in Fiction
Malcolm Jamal Warner’s Legacy . Top Story - August 2025.
On July 20, 2025, a week ago, I was on social media until I saw a news post saying: “Malcolm Jamal Warner dies at 54” I was stunned to hear the unexpected news that the man who was a part of my childhood. In this article story, I want to memorialize the life of actor, poet, musician, and director Malcolm-Jamal Warner and how his legacy will be remembered.
By Gladys W. Muturiabout a year ago in Geeks
Full of feelings and questions. Top Story - August 2025.
Who is my mother? And what has she become? Sometimes it feels like a completely different person stands before me—heartless, distant, cruel. What turned her into this? Money? Time? Boredom? Or something much deeper that I’ll never understand?
By Anna about a year ago in Confessions
The Five-Minute Butler. Top Story - August 2025.
As he looked in the rearview mirror, Daryl saw that his bow-tie was crooked. He quickly fixed it, and when he saw that the rest of his appearance was satisfactory, Daryl nodded before he left his car. This was his first shift after all. He had to make a great impression.
By Rebecca Pattonabout a year ago in Fiction
SWS: The Second First Time Challenge Winners
Welcome back to the Summer Writing Series, and to our second fiction challenge winners announcement of the season. For The Second First Time, we asked you to write about what it means to return. To revisit a moment, a place, or a feeling, and find that it’s changed. Or maybe it hasn’t, but you have. From second chances to strange reunions to quiet realizations, you delivered stories full of heart, humor, and surprise.
By Vocal Curation Teamabout a year ago in Resources
