Leo is a writer who relocated to Eastern Europe due to questionable life decisions. Against his better judgment, he decided not to finish bachelor's degree, which eventually led to an interesting yet somewhat arduous life. Circumstances have led to his career as a writer and proofreader as he drew inspiration from countless bar conversations that he cannot fully recall.
While climate change is indeed a natural phenomenon, the recent progress has been an alarming one—it might even threaten the very existence of humankind, according to scientists. Here’s what we know.
Can you imagine that it was once possible to take a streetcar in El Paso, Texas, and go all the way down to Mexico? While it is difficult to imagine today, it was indeed possible back then.
When I started dating this guy, things were going exceptionally well. When I told my friends, they said it sounded too good to be true. I didn't listen to them, of course, but I ended up learning my lesson the hard way.
My husband—now ex-husband—had the audacity to bring his mistress into the house. But alas, I found a way to make him regret his poor judgments and decisions.
My husband and I had a happy marriage—it wasn't much but it was enough. However, one day I received an unexpected inheritance … it was then when I realized that lady luck doesn't just smile on you—she always asks for something in return.
Richard tried to get out of his miserable life—his sickly mother, the bedridden anchor of his life, was always dragging him down. He then married a rich man's daughter as a way to get out of it, but he would end up regretting his decisions.
I never liked my own family—call it dysfunctional if you may. But I still could fathom how my sister would betray me like this, twice, even though I helped her and our father out.
Since the dawn of civilization, humankind has been fighting ceaselessly to survive—countries, borders, resources … the list goes on and on. However, there’s one battle that isn't getting talked about enough, and that’s our battle against diseases.
Edward came back home after his failed investment in bitcoin, and eventually, he forced his mother to sign the house over to him; meanwhile, his older brother Jake received a small wooden box instead …
The divorce is finalized at last—but I don't feel that freedom that I was longing for. Sure, my husband cheated on me, bought his mistress diamond earrings when our kids were starving—I was glad I got rid of him … but there's still something missing.
Hot summers and heat waves have always been a struggle for humankind—while we do happen to have air-conditioning these days, those who came before us (and before ACs were invented) weren't so lucky. Here's how they cope with that.
Poor Betty was ridiculed throughout high school because of her physiques; she was also bullied immensely at their prom. But as life would have it, she would have her moment decades later.
Emma made her Spanish professor lost his job because he wouldn't let her pass the course, but five years later they met again when she needed his help.
Linda met a man she thought she could spend the rest of her life with … but somehow her daughter was tangled in the whole affair, and she ended up being kicked out of her own house.
It was a cold winter night outside Walmart—I saw a homeless woman with her kid by the parking lot and offered them a helping hand … but little did I how it would turn out.
Shirley got herself a new boyfriend—much younger than she was … but her daughter Ashley realized something was off, and she was determined to find out the truth.
Betsy discovered by accident that her daughter became someone else's mistress. Startled by the discovery, she decided to have a conversation with her daughter Nancy and teach her a lesson she'd never forget.
A woman receives a letter from the wife of his boss, whom she'd been seeing for the last month or so—but she did not expect what was written on the letter.
Olga had to escape from her abusive marriage—at least for the sake of her kid, if not for herself. But after leaving for the first time, her husband found a disgusting way to get back to the family.
Bianca was humiliated by a girl in school due to her genetic condition—but little did they expect how things would turn out for them in the end. Both of them learned a valuable lesson.
Shirley tried to ask her boss at work for some money so that she could buy new clothes for her kids. But in the end, she got much more than what she asked for.
Anna, a girl with a humble background, was dumped by her high school boyfriend. But as time went on, and as fate would have it, they would meet again and share a life-changing conversation.
Before their anniversary dinner, Lisa went to a well-known salon. Although she wasn’t wealthy, her husband wanted the evening to be special, so he treated her to a hair makeover.
A woman marries a man who has a daughter from a previous marriage and deeply resents the child whom she treats badly, but years later she repents for her cruelty
