“Daddy!” Seven-year-old Piety Robinson said in her loudest quietest voice as she stood next to her sleeping father. She shook him, “Daddy. We’re going to miss it.” Edward Robinson opened his eyes to see the blurry outline of his daughter and son. He reached for his glasses. The clock on the nightstand read 3:30. He made a promise to take the children outside to view the lunar eclipse, but never thought they’d wake for it. “How long have you guys…
One morning, a woman sat at the end of her bed crying. Upon seeing this, her husband walked over and sat next to her. He gently reached around and pulled her close. “There, there darling…this doesn’t have anything to do with you turning fifty today now does it?” The husband asked, stroking her cheek with the back of his fingers. The woman nodded and sniffled. “Oh darling…” The man said. He smiled and held her for a while. “It’s…it’s…” she…
