Several things have remained constant throughout my marriage: our love for each other, laughter, unwavering support, and my husband’s clothes being tossed anywhere except the dirty clothes hamper. Any surface is fair game: the bedroom floor, the couch, the floor right next to the hamper, the bannister…you get the picture. After consulting with friends, family […]
Author Archives: SM Grady
Mountain View (Flash Fiction – 1,000 words or less)
Sara sat frozen in her seat. The bell had rung three minutes ago. Third period would be starting in five minutes. She should be on her way to English class, but she couldn’t move. She had been in a daze through most of second period. Sara had never had a real interest in American History, […]
Sometimes, Best Friends Aren’t Forever
And just like that, it was over. That thing that had been gnawing at her insides. That one-sided thing, that should have always been two. That thankless effort, that unacknowledged fight. Without great fanfare, almost without recognition It was over. And she let go. She did not hate. She did not fuel herself with spite. […]
“Over”
And just like that, it was over. That thing that had been gnawing at her insides. That one-sided thing, that should have always been two. That thankless effort, that unacknowledged fight. Without great fanfare, almost without recognition It was over. And she let go. She did not hate. She did not fuel herself with spite. […]
Five Reasons You Should Stop Asking Me What’s Taking So Long to Have a Kid
1) Not all women want to have children. That’s right, this is not every woman’s life goal. Not that it would be any of your business either way, but these interrogation sessions rarely start with a question of whether or not I want to have children. Which would be understandable, if the questions were from […]