Crazy Animals

The faint store music couldn’t drown out the sound of her heels clicking on the polished floor as she made her grand entrance. Denise had […]

Halloween was his favorite day of the year—a day when you could become anyone you wanted, and the world transformed into something magical. As Kevin […]

was falling into place, like the universe had finally decided to give us our happily ever after. “This is it, Misha,” Jerry said to me […]

out here with your stuff?” Jake glanced at his little sister, Emily, who clutched her stuffed rabbit tightly. “You texted us,” he continued, his voice […]

When I caught my sister-in-law, Iris, secretly tossing my brother Donny’s beloved Hawaiian shirts instead of packing them, I knew I had to act fast. […]

The funeral was unbearable. Our daughters, Sophie and Emma, only four and five years old, kept asking, “Where’s Mommy?” I had no idea how to […]

I always knew my stepmom, Monica, wasn’t exactly the nicest person—annoying, yes, but not evil. She was the type who would talk over me, forget […]

The house we rented had an old, unreliable furnace. I had mentioned to my husband, Evan, several times that we should have it checked, but […]

Now, those days were long gone, but I still cherished the traditions. Each year, I decorated my house with cobwebs, pumpkins, and spooky lights, and […]