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Mind & Heart

Fourteen Empty Beds

The empty nursing home wing had fourteen beds. My wallet held a photo cropped with scissors. I stood still between Christmas and New Year.

by TideSparrow14 · 1mo · 1.8k warm reactions

Family Ties

The Last Register at Closing Time

I was fourteen cents short and the cashier said 'pay me tomorrow.' The school janitor behind me put a quarter on the belt. That night I finally understood something my younger self never could.

by TideSparrow14 · 2mo · 11.5k warm reactions