This made me smile, @diikaan. You have a good sense of humor! You have some clever lines. I know they must've thought that I have graduated from loner to weirdo, so I just walked into the house. It sounded

This is a really well told story, @bornben . The stakes are high for Marvin, and the fact that he has two possible paths makes the story very interesting. I enjoyed it!

Oh, I'm glad she found a prince. After she spent four years in the forest, I was imagining that she looked more like a wild animal than a woman, and would probably have dreadlocks and be dressed in rags

I loved reading your take on growing up. It doesn't matter too much if my memory is accurate or colored by fantasy. The idea serves my narrative, my life story. After all, this story belongs to no one

Oh you! Now, I'd love to lecture you sternly about being more nurturing of yourself, but I suffer from the same things. As you said, aging isn't helping at all. But we do need to love and cherish ourselves,

Oh, how heartbreaking. You write the most beautiful and unsettling pieces! Life throws us so many curveballs, doesn't it?

Poor Eduardo! When I played soccer, I would sometimes wake up from a nightmare that I had made that mistake. I enjoyed your story, @fragozar01.

Sadly yes! I pride myself for having a head on my shoulders for most things. But then there are those other things. 😄

Unfortunately yes! Fortunately major injuries only happen about every five years or so. 😄

Beautiful story, @kemmyb!

Congratulations to the November winners - @kemmyb, @seki1 and @wrestlingdesires!

Those "startling moments" when a person realizes they are grown up are memorable. It's that moment when you part with your childhood ways and realize that you must take responsibility for your

What an adorable story. That woman reminds me of me! It seems kind of over-the-top, unless you actually are sitting there reading the story with a broken foot (like yours truly) and remembering countless

Oh yes, that has happened to me on a number of occasions too, @joanstewart! Maybe we should put it on our calendars! 😁

I bet it didn't take you a year to figure it out, though!

That is exactly right, @amberkashif. There are only so many things we can give our time and attention to. We make those choices every day. If you think of your time like a pie, you can't cut it into too

Thank you for your kind words, @iskawrites. Yes, you're right, it's a matter of focus and what we are good at. My focus and skills are in writing fiction and essays, and with my very limited time availability,

Very nice. I like the almost harsh definition of this normally somewhat soft thing in nature. It almost looks like a jewel.

I have never had to do that, and I don't envy you. It had to have taken an emotional toll, I'm sure! If I ever have to do serious jury duty, I hope it will be for larceny.

This is a very good character sketch, @edgarafernandezp. We all know people like that who just seem to be sinking under the weight of life. Sometimes it takes a strong friend like Jhon to help them break