Brian Rea Dentures Be Damned Mom’s best friend, Jean, lay dying in the hospital. She wanted no visitors. When Mom pressed Jean’s daughter for an explanation, […]
Brian Rea Introducing Uncle Jay My daughter’s birthday falls three days after my late brother’s. Every July, while I hang lanterns and fill gift bags, grief […]
‘Most stories about wanting a kid end with having a kid.’ Illustration by Brian Rea Joseph Osmundson spent years joking about having a baby with his […]
Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Brian Rea Through the Storm When the depression deepens, he retreats. Others won’t […]
Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Brian Rea A Lifeline During Wartime Multiple civilian deaths from Russian airstrikes. I […]
Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Brian Rea An Arrow to Amsterdam Traveling Berlin solo, I download a dating […]
Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Brian Rea Misha’s Raspberry Syrup Love tastes like the raspberry syrup Misha handmade […]
Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Brian Rea Out of Despair After 21 years of marriage, he left me […]