Christmas Brings Out The Good

By A Friend on December 13, 2018 / 330 views

My wife lost her wallet last night Christmas shopping, had about $150 in cash, checkbook, drivers license, her credit card, and a credit card from her employer (with no limit). She does not realize it's missing till 4-5 hours after shopping. Calls all the stores " nope sorry". I know $150 isn't a lot but at this time of year, and the inconvenience of losing cards etc,...

To The Man Who Stopped...

By A Friend on December 13, 2018 / 361 views

I want to say thank you. Today was my wife's Papas funeral, he was in the military for the Vietnam war, so we had a lot of veterans in the procession. A lot of people were stopping on the road, but there was also a number of people who didnt or stopped until the police passed and then kept going. Well there was one man, upon seeing the procession, stopped his car, stepped out and gave...

Off The Ledge

By Joseph J. Mazzella on December 12, 2018 / 455 views

It was a hot, Spring day. I was 25 years old and babysitting my two children while my wife was out. My son was 4 years old. He had been diagnosed with Autism a year earlier and had no real sense of danger. His sister was 2 years old and followed him around the apartment wherever he went. We lived on the second story of an old concrete building with high ceilings and long, narrow windows. The inside of the...

Bus Pass

By A Friend on December 11, 2018 / 924 views

A few years ago, when I was going through the deepest point in my depression- my living situation was abhorrent, I had no car, no license and barely enough money to get by. All of this was because of the choices I made but I couldn't seem to find my way out. I was riding the bus home one day from work when an older woman sat across from me and struck up a conversation. She asked me if...

The Unique Interview!

By Anjali Mohapatra on December 11, 2018 / 711 views

Perhaps, this was the unique interview you have ever seen for a high profile job. Five judges were sitting to cross-question the candidates. All are legends in their own field. One side of the semicircular table where the judges were sitting, a huge television was installed on the wall, so that everybody including the candidates could see the TV. The candidates were called one by one and the...

My Grandpa Realized He Was Having A Stroke And Gave My Grandma A Huge Hug Right Before He Died

By A Friend on December 10, 2018 / 570 views

My grandpa had a major left-sided hemorrhagic stroke, and the first thing that he lost was his ability to speak and fine motor skills, as my grandma knew she needed to call 911 when she realized he was unable to bring a glass of water up to his mouth. She said that before she did so, my grandpa pulled her into his lap and gave her the tightest hug ever. Soon after, he closed his eyes and...

Down The Memory Lane

By Gayathr. M on December 07, 2018 / 931 views

The room was dusty and dark, with a slight hint of cobwebs on the ceiling. This wasn't a surprise, for it had been a long time since she had visited that room. A sudden spree of renovation had brought her back to this particular place. Little did she know that this visit would change her life in ways she had never imagined... Pushing her way through the dingy room, she felt around for the...

Mum And I, Standing In Line At The Mermaid Coffee Shop...

By A Friend on December 06, 2018 / 972 views

The lady who will be next has 3 little kids in tow. She's watching two, but the third is making a mess. This little girl is having a ball. She's taking all the crinkle filler out of a display basket of snacks and throwing it on the ground. Lady steps up to order, then gathers her brood, and walks away from the mess without looking back. The man right in front of us, appears homeless or at...

Thank You Neighbor

By A Friend on December 06, 2018 / 893 views

My story starts on April 2, 2013. In the early morning, my stepdad pasted away and my mom was struggling to cope with the loss. As summer was coming, my mom had become depressed and struggled to get chores done around the house. One of the tedious chores we had was mowing the lawn. We live in the country and since we have a big yard, it can take up to 4 hours to mow. By the end of May,...

To The Lady At Hopyard 5 Years Ago

By A Friend on December 04, 2018 / 1,174 views

I was 13 or 14 at the time and money has always been tough for my mom (single parent). She wanted to surprise me so she took me out to a restaurant called Hopyard. We were having a great time as we waited for our food when I noticed a lady by herself looking at us in the corner of my eye. I saw her gave her smile and waved. At the end of our meal the waiter came and handed us a gift card of $100 and...

Today Took An Unsuspecting Turn Just Exactly When I Needed It The Most

By A Friend on December 04, 2018 / 1,038 views

Today. Today was one of those days where you're at the verge of tears, practically at any moment I could have exploded. Gas tank had 3, maybe 4 notches. Only ramen in the home. Landlord is freaking out over late rent (for an extremely overpriced apartment, so infested with cockroaches that even if we had food, it would have to go in the freezer, but they get in there too) Fiancé was just released...

'But Who Are They?'

By L, Medina on December 03, 2018 / 1,211 views

My husband gave my 6 year old son a $10 bill. This $10 bill went with my son everywhere, from one pair of jeans to another, one hoodie to the other. My son would even sleep soundly with the $10 bill under his head. You see, he was holding out to buy something special. One day my son and I go to the local grocery store where a man was singing carols and ringing a bell for the Salvation Army. My son...

Local Bookstore Review

By Leslie on December 03, 2018 / 739 views

I came home for Thanksgiving and my sister brought a foster child with her last minute. We were doing Christmas at Thanksgiving and this foster boy requested books by a certain author and Japanese comics. I looked at Walmart and found nothing. I forgot it was Thanksgiving Day but googled 'bookstore in Bradford' and On The Side came up. It said it opened at 11 am so I called. I asked the guy what time...

Value Of Life

By Sonia Kaur on December 02, 2018 / 1,078 views

I am returning to my home and stuck in the traffic near Delhi border. The driver of the ambulance was trying to get out of traffic jams and the patient was fighting with his illness. Some were giving space to the ambulance to get out of traffic but some people were not giving it. This shows that even today there are good people in the world and there is also a selfish person as well. It is often heard in the...

A True Inspiration!

By Kay Heitsch on December 02, 2018 / 1,153 views

Do you believe the happiness of your life has anything to do with the quality of your thoughts? Let me tell you about my friend Matt if you don't. Several months ago I was asked to be FB friends with a guy named Matt. I was told that Matt had been in a terrible motorcycle accident in June of 2017. As a result of that accident, Matt's wife died. If that wasn't horrific enough...

Walk The Road

By Joseph J. Mazzella on November 28, 2018 / 1,676 views

I had the strangest dream last night. I was walking down a dirt road with snowy woods on either side of me. I was all alone. The road seemed to go on forever. I couldn’t see another person anywhere. All at once, however, I saw someone walking towards me in the distance. As this person got closer and closer I realized that it was me. It was me from many years ago, fresh faced and young. I could see in his...

A Lifelong Impact

By A Friend on November 24, 2018 / 2,335 views

I was the poor kid growing up. My mom used to send me to birthday parties with no present, just so I could eat. I definitely got to a point where I understood and was embarrassed as hell. In fifth grade, my friend's mom invited me to sleep over the night before the actual birthday party. When her daughter was in the shower, the mom laid out the toys that she had bought her daughter for her...