Author: middleagedhumor.online

I don’t quite know how to begin. People tell you to talk. To tell your story. So here I am, letting the words come out

All summer long—and well into autumn—an elderly woman climbed onto the roof of her house every single day and hammered in sharp wooden stakes. At

He called me one Tuesday morning, the way he always did when he wanted something done. “Sweetheart, there’s a place available on Fifth Street,” he

The morning sun spilled over the imposing red-brick chimneys of Marland Mansion, bathing the manicured gardens in a golden light that seemed to promise a

Part 1: Public Humiliation The morning of November 14th should have been the happiest of Isabella Rossini’s life. After three years of failed fertility treatments

“He Laughed While Throwing Hot Milk on a “Random Officer”—Then the Cafeteria Froze When One Silver Star Caught the Light”… The Navy cafeteria at Harbor Point

CHAPTER 1 The smell inside a surveillance van is something you never quite get used to. It’s a distinct cocktail of stale Dunkin’ Donuts coffee,

The first thing Kevin Parker heard after opening his front door was not the usual rush of footsteps or the bright greeting he had expected

Chapter 1: The Root System There are seasons in life when we lull ourselves into believing the storms have passed. We convince ourselves that we

The digital clock on the corner of my monitor blinked 8:14 PM, a glowing green recrimination in the darkening office. Below me, the financial district