Chicago Story Press

A woman grows up working in her family’s funeral home and experiences something she still can’t fully explain. Years later, she shares the story on a podcast. What happens afterward changes the way she thinks about coincidence, connection, and the unseen ways our lives affect each other. LINK IN COMMENTS

What happens when you lose someone because of a brutal crime? How do you make sense of the world after that? How do you pick up the pieces? For one woman, the answer emerged in an unexpected way. LINK IN COMMENTS

What happens when we come to the end of our rope--when we are sure we cannot go on any longer? This piece is about a man who decided he no longer wanted to live. There didn't seem to be any point--life was too painful. And then something happened...
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We’re taught to take one more bite. To be polite. To accept what’s offered. And even more so when we're in another culture. But how much do we take in—whether it’s food or how we’re treated by others, or how we're treated in a marriage? How long do we keep swallowing discomfort just to prove we’re trying? When does “just one more bite” become too much? LINK IN COMMENTS