she was ugly but she worked hard to achieve this result

Mark was humming a tune, totally engrossed in his Saturday morning ritual of cleaning his ears. He wasn’t particularly “playful” in nature; in fact, he was quite a serious fellow. As he gently guided the cotton swab into his left ear canal, he felt an unexpected, sharp jolt. He froze. Suddenly, a tiny, glowing, blue…

Losing the love of your life feels like the world suddenly forgets how to spin in the right direction. One day everything is colored by their presence—their laugh in your memories, their scent on your clothes, the way they made ordinary moments feel eternal—and then, without warning, it’s gone. The silence where their voice used…