Author: Josie

I was in Denver for business. I decided to take the bus to my residence rather than call the cab. This was one of my ways of interacting with the locals and hearing more about the area. As a business person, it was not always easy to find an appropriate time to do this. Whenever […]

John was so happy to be going home. The pandemic had isolated him from his family since he was outside the country during the lockdown. It took such a long time for the flights to resume, and he caught the first one back to the US. The whole time the pandemic was at its worst, […]

My cousin emailed me looking to come and visit me in Santa Barbara. She’d tried calling, but I was in a meeting and had my phone turned off. I saw the email later and called her back. Ever since the pandemic, she was back at home and felt quite hopeless. She tried to find something […]

Martha had to admit she was not having fun at her job last fall. The work had become quite monotonous, and she barely felt excited going into the office anymore. In addition, business wasn’t great, and so there wasn’t that much to do. Instead of wallowing in self-pity, Martha opted to do something different. She […]

Grandpa was coming over to visit and said he had a surprise for us. We planned on going camping that summer, but he refused to tell us where we were going. Mom knew, but she was sworn to secrecy. All grandpa said was we pack our bags and be ready on a certain date. The […]