Mother Knows Best

This story is by Michelle Daly and was part of our 10th Anniversary Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. I finish sweeping the last of the grass clippings into a neat pile on the driveway. “Vrooooom!” shouts Carl’s muscle car as it reverses too fast down the driveway past me….

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A Time to Play

This story is by Michelle Daly and was part of our 2021 Spring Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. My weekdays are always a blur and today is no different. While I clean up after our simple dinner, my seven-year-old, Scarlett, plays alone in her room. I mindlessly scrub the…

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