On My 18th Birthday, My Parents Bought My Brother a Luxury Timepiece
Seven years, four months, and twelve days. That is how long it took for the phone on my...
Author: Mindy J. Wesner
The Whispered Win and Why My Son-In-Law’s Arrogance Cost Him Everything
The smell of white lilies and melting beeswax always brings me right back to the Carriage House ballroom...
What Claire Left Behind and Why Her Husband’s Arrogance Cost Him Everything
The rain had finally let up by the time we got back from the cemetery, leaving the gravel...
The Empty Chair at Table One and Why My Sister’s $85,000 Wedding Lie Cost Her Everything
The scent of white lilies and melting beeswax always brings me right back to the Carriage House ballroom...
The Empty Chair at Table One and Why My Sister’s $38,400 Wedding Lie Cost Her Everything
I should have stayed in the parking lot and watched the rain hit the windshield until the valet...
The Price of a Kind Lie and How a Hospital Bill Was Settled by a Half Sandwich
The grey metal edge of the park bench had a little notch carved near the slat where some...
The Debt on the Bench and Why My Patient’s Hospital Bill Was Settled by a Half Sandwich
The tin lunchbox had a small dent near the latch where Thomas had dropped it on his workbench...
The Room Behind the Basement Door and Why My Brother’s Wedding Ring Sealed My Inheritance
The morning coffee always took four minutes to drip through the old metal basket, and I had stood...
The Room Behind the Mold and Why My Brother’s Wedding Ring Was Sealed Inside My Inheritance Box
The smell of instant coffee always reminds me of hospital waiting rooms. Dad used to take his black,...
The Line Harold Built and Why the Developer Thought He Could Steal My Backyard in the Dark
Gene called me at six in the morning: “Ruthie, look out your back window slow, and don’t turn...