Shelly Snow Pordea

A Heartfelt Commemoration Kelly and I walked into the grand ballroom in our formal attire. We had gone shopping with Chelsea the week...

The Formal Invitation Icy November winds pierced the few layers I️ was wearing, and I️ realized that living in Atlanta for a few years...

The War My previous visit with the man I had been calling Grandpa came to an abrupt end. He explained that episodes of fatigue were...

An Unlikely Pair It had been weeks since my arrival in Chicago. I twiddled the business card that Mr. Haberdash had given me as I sat at...

The Serendipitous Encounter Loud engines whirred as the chilly air blew from overhead vents. I grabbed my travel sweater and socks to...