bittersweet (adj): containing a mixture of sadness and happiness

How can a bird bring a message of healing and hope? How do you talk to a mother you’ve never met? Why do you keep a secret from the one that you love? What do you do when you don’t know what to do?

These are just a few of the stories you’ll encounter in this collection of 20 short stories and flash fiction. They might make you cry, might make you smile, might make you laugh, might make you a touch nostalgic.

Hopefully, some of them will resonate and remind you that love and hope are always closer than you think.