Just like every other restaurant server in this pandemic era, Ryan Brandt had been having a hard time making ends meet. Restrictions had made it difficult for her restaurant to conduct business with the usual efficiency, and clients were less in number. Of course, this had an effect on the bulk of the tips she would take home at the end of every shift. In this situation, Ryan’s debts seemed to her like an unbearable…
They had been talking for more than a month. As far as he was concerned, everything was great. They shared pictures and even hoped on calls that lasted hours. But when he opened his Instagram account, he found out he’d been blocked. He tried to call. He’d blocked him there too. He realized a terrible truth. Jace always felt like there was more to the world than he knew. He grew up as a curious…
Some men are just slaves of their impulses. Early in the relationship, some women can even find this quality somehow attractive, provided that it doesn’t get out of hand. A man that’s spontaneous and impetuous can be a lot of fun when he deploys those qualities in the right setting. But sometimes it does get out of hand, and the consequences can be terrible. We may never know for certain what it was that Kathryn…
While deboarding an American Airlines flight, one passenger discreetly filmed a woman who was duct-taped to her seat. Of course, the flight staff’s reason for such an extreme measure is even more disturbing. American Airlines passengers survived a terrifying ordeal after a woman’s crazed antics disrupted a flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to Charlotte, NC, the New York Post reports. The flight had already been delayed for several hours before taking off at midnight. However, this was only…
5-year-old Charlie was always such an easy child. He went to bed when asked to, ate all the meals his mom would make for him and was kind to everyone he met. Everything seemed to be fine until one day, the voice in his room would not let him go to sleep. On a Tuesday afternoon, Jessica waited for her husband and son to get back home. While preparing lunch, she got interrupted by a…
There is no doubt that the power of medicine and science has advanced at an unstoppable pace during the last years. They’re our greatest allies when it comes to the preservation and knowledge of human health. But sometimes, they’re fallible. What’s more, sometimes it even seems like forces outside of human control can overcome the limitations of human action and knowledge. Perhaps a lesson in humility from those forces? This story seems like one of…
He had been following the SUV for twenty minutes now. The vehicle drove down the interstate highway. Its driver uneasily swerved as they overtook other cars. Was the driver sick or under the influence? Knowing he needed to stop them, he turned on his siren and stepped on the gas. He couldn’t believe what he had found. Marcus Solomons had been a state trooper for the last decade and a half. He knew the ins…
The necklace had been in her family for generations. She held it close, already regretting what she was about to do. The only way she could save her daughters was as if she had some money in her pocket. She closed her eyes and presented the jewelry to the appraiser. Even in her wildest dreams, she couldn’t have predicted what happened next. Sarah Winchester had never been a desperate woman. She had grown up in…
After a restaurant cashier refused to serve a police officer in uniform, the manager defender her employee, arguing that they didn’t have to assist anyone they don’t like. However, after corporate heard the manager justifying the employee’s actions, they decided that she can share in her colleague’s punishment. When Sergeant Kenneth Horton stopped by Cook Out, a North Carolina bbq restaurant, the uniformed officer stepped up to the counter to place an order for a…
There are also Al-Anon groups that can help you manage living with an alcoholic partner. These groups are similar to AA, but they focus on helping the loved ones of an alcoholic person. BetterHelp can connect you to an addiction and mental health counselor. Try not to enable your alcoholic spouse by excusing their behavior or caring for them when hungover. An addiction interventionist can help a family identify things they are doing that may…