One of the aspects of planning a funeral that can be the most emotionally draining is writing thank-you notes in the days and weeks following the memorial service. From the people who helped you plan the funeral to those who sent flowers, it’s good funeral etiquette to acknowledge individual...
The opening sequence of All Creatures Great and Small has our four protagonists walking along a road at the back of a funeral. The camera focuses on a woman, apparently the widow, her two small children, and a strapping young fellow. A farmer coming the other way tips his cap.The scene ...
She was beginning to seem a little high-strung, but the start of school had us all on edge, even Shawnee, who was as prepared as you could ever be for fifth grade with her quartz-blue eyelids and her striped roller-skating socks. Nan dropped a pocketbook mussel shell into my palm, je...
I bought flowers (not this particular bouquet) for my eldest daughter, who had been caring for a houseful of sick family all of Christmas week. (Minnesota Prairie Roots copyrighted file photo May 2016) So off Randy and I headed to our eldest daughter’s house late Friday morning, Christmas...
Joe this is a great prompt, thank you for it and how you encourage me. Nervously I am letting go of my little story based on this prompt. They went to Los Angelos to meet his parents The light faded as the Chevy moved through the desert. Chewing on her nails, she watched Jesse from...
It is a clean and beautiful city with trees, flowers, and green grass everywhere. There are lots of cars running in the narrow streets. But all people obey the traffic rules. Macao is also famous for its gambling, and several million visitors come to tour every year. Macao use...
When they fall for a client, they fall hard, especially if that person is being victimized, and even more so if it is a family situation. “You always get in too deep, don’t you?” says a police captain to Elvis. “Always get too close to the client. Fall a little bit in love...
Sending a thank you note is always a lovely gesture – and often an expected one. I’m sure that when you were a child, your parents encouraged (or forced) you to write thank you notes for birthday and Christmas presents. As an adult, you should still make a point of writing a thank...
Alice wants to hold a funeral for me, which is disconcerting because I’m not dead. But humans, like all aliens—and certainly all single-forms—have their own idiosyncrasies. My first story inClarkesworldand my glorious return to science fiction! (It’s uh. Been a while, honestly.) “...
B: When you’re invited to someone’s home, it’s a good idea to bring a gift for 1’ your host. It doesn’t have to be something expensive, perhaps some flowers or a bottle of wine. And it’s usual for people to open gifts when they receive them, so don’t be surprised...