The Humor Side

9 – 12 minutes The fluorescent lights above my hospital bed seemed unusually bright when I opened my eyes. A

25 – 31 minutes Part 1 — The Last Dance The last time I danced was on my senior prom

26 – 33 minutes So, you think owning a little hotel makes you better than us now? That was the

15 – 19 minutes The dust from the shoulder of Route Nine settled onto the hood of the sedan, coating

15 – 19 minutes Seeing my mom laugh, dress up, and fall in love again after so many lonely years

7 – 8 minutes The ballroom was a masterpiece of opulence, a sprawling display of white roses, crystal chandeliers, and

14 – 17 minutes For months, I believed I was helping my brother and his wife finally build the family

17 – 21 minutes The label on the new binder simply said, “Glacier Crest.” By the following Tuesday afternoon, that

12 – 15 minutes My teacher held up the photograph of my mother beside an F-22 and told the class,

8 – 10 minutes For years, my daughter had learned to hide. She hid behind her hair in family photographs.