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HollowTide2

3 stories

Letting Go

Who Closes the Door Last?

At eighty-two, I threw myself a going-away party at the chapel. After everyone left, I found a motel notepad in my coat pocket with a number I'd never call. Some goodbyes don't need a return call.

by HollowTide2 · 1mo · 3.4k warm reactions

Mind & Heart

Half a Bottle of White Linen

by HollowTide2 · 2mo · 17.8k warm reactions

Small Joys

Stop Crying About the Rain

The whole wedding was falling apart. Then my great-aunt stood up, tomato pincushion in hand, and read a letter I'd written to a pen pal at nine years old.

by HollowTide2 · 2mo · 11.7k warm reactions