Category: Stories

The dentist starts to hook up the nitrous oxide, and the man objects. “No way! I can’t do the gas thing. The thought of having a mask on suffocates me!” The dentist…

In these five unforgettable stories, travelers face everything from entitled seat thieves and arrogant recliners to life-altering encounters with total strangers. Whether it’s teaching someone a well-deserved lesson or uncovering secrets that…

You know how they say your wedding day is supposed to be the happiest day of your life? Well, mine turned into a day I’ll never forget — I left my groom…

In these three unforgettable stories, the tables turn on those who thought they could mock, bully or belittle without consequence. From high school means facing poetic justice to workplace tormentors learning a…

When a strange woman grabbed my hand and warned me not to go through with my wedding, I brushed it off. But when I found out she was a paid actress, I…

Harold’s pride at watching his son lead his basketball team to victory evaporates quickly when the teenage boy is rude to an elderly cleaning lady. However, he quickly comes up with a…

After years of infertility, we adopted Sam, a sweet 3-year-old with ocean-blue eyes. But when my husband went to bathe Sam, he ran out, yelling, “We must return him!” His panic made…

When I woke up on my birthday, I didn’t expect to wake up next to the wrong woman! Everything felt confusing that day, and I even got a hug from my wife’s…

MUSICIAN 79-year-old Richard “Kinky” Friedman has died. “Kinky Friedman stepped on a rainbow at his beloved Echo Hill surrounded by family & friends,” it stated. “Kinkster endured tremendous pain & unthinkable loss…

This Thanksgiving started with a hard-earned feast, but my son refused to eat and wouldn’t tell me why. Later, his heartbreaking confession revealed how one family member had shattered his trust and…