Author: Phil

My sister is quite possibly the most spoiled person alive. I have always said this about her from the time that we were little kids, and honestly, she hasn’t gotten any better since we have grown up! It’s like she thinks that the whole world should revolve around her for some reason. It’s really annoying. […]

Samantha had a group of friends coming to her beach house during the summer. They were in college together and members of the same sorority. Every year since graduating, they spent the summer together in different parts of the country. This time, it was Samantha’s turn to host the week-long vacation, including spa treatment at […]

Mom went to town to run some errands about two months ago. She had a whole list of things to do and asked me to tag along. Her plan was for us to divide and conquer. We rarely went to town except when we had errands to run. We lived in a pretty remote area […]

The pandemic had put a lot of things on focus, including how much we loved and valued our parents. Mom and dad suggested instead of going home we should all meet at the cabin and spend time together just like we did as kids. We agreed that was a great idea and planned to travel […]

For quite some time, we’ve been fighting for some changes in our locale. We felt like the local government concentrated on developing other areas and neglecting smaller areas like where I lived. We had a strong civic leader who always managed to fight for our rights and get us the developments we needed. Recently, we […]

Uncle Parker and I were always close. As a young boy, he took the position of my dad and helped me learn a lot. Uncle Parker is my mom’s older brother, and I consider him more like a dad than an uncle. He is the one who encouraged me to pursue my passion for robotics […]

Grandma was coming over to visit last summer and planned to stay for some time. We’d intended to go visit her, but dad and mom couldn’t get out of work. Instead, grandma opted to come down and enjoy some sunshine at the coast. My sister and I drove to the airport to pick her up […]

Michael was dreading his final exams. This was such a crucial time in his life because the exams would determine if he got into the university he wanted to attend. Mom was always encouraging him to keep studying and ask for anything he wanted. Michael got a new laptop, better WIFI, and a window AC […]

I missed a call from mom last week and had to call her back later. I was just getting into an important meeting and hoped she understood. Mom had been asking me to go home and visit. It had been some time since I was there. Getting a promotion at work came with a lot […]

Losing my job was stressing me out because everywhere I looked seemed closed and dark. As if my lack of a job wasn’t hard enough, my HVAC system decided to quit on me. It had shown signs of giving up a few months before, but things were tight, and there was nothing I could do […]