Teacher misses life before coronavirus
“I need four kids at my door before 8 a.m. I need kids tardy to class. I need someone to ask a question I literally just answered. I need my neighbor to ask me to turn...
Category: Short Stories
It’s no summer vacation for busy mom
“When I heard about the coronavirus, the first thing I did was pray, ‘Please don’t close the schools. Please don’t close the schools.’ My boys are particularly rambunctious, and they don’t always get along perfectly with...
Making wreaths provides ‘peace in this chaos’
“My talented and crafty sister and niece have given me beautiful wreaths for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Their gifts were so meaningful that they inspired me to do the same for my friends and other family members....
Coronavirus changes how we bring closure
(During this time of COVID-19 and social distancing, we’ve been forced to alter many aspects of our lives. This includes how we deal with death and honoring our loved ones. In this essay, Susan Cummings describes...
Mask makers provide extra layer of protection
“My daughter was on Instagram or YouTube, and she was watching this video showing someone utilizing a homemade mask. She came to me and said, ‘Let’s do this, Mom. We can do this.’ I didn’t have...
Social distancing nothing new for this couple
“We’ve been practicing social distancing for four years now. It started in January 2016, when my husband, Herb, went into the hospital. He almost died. “He had developed an infection in his inner thigh. He got...
Brief escape from the coronavirus
Before our coronavirus staycation began in earnest, me and the Mrs. escaped for a quick trip east of our Baytown home to check out a few of our favorite things. In one day we hit up...
‘I’m going to have this huge story to tell’
“If I stop to think about everything that’s happened — being in a difficult marriage, getting a divorce, raising three young girls on my own — it’s a lot. But I think I’ve come a long...
Single mom continues to feed music passion
“I was trying to balance being a new mom and a wife, but to also keep doing music in a way that was flexible. That’s what led me to getting involved with Kindermusik for babies, toddlers...
He’s working hard to leave that wheelchair
“It’s been 16 months since I was diagnosed with GBS (Guillain-Barré syndrome). Little by little, I’m regaining everything. I still have nerve pain in my neck, my face and legs. They told me that I will...
