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A Funny Memory 童真记趣
Oh God! I think I was about seven and half when my sisters and I pulled this stupid stunt. I remember watching television with them and the show on happened to be our favorite program to watch. All of a sudden we heard my brother, Chris, yelling from the backyard. |
| 2008-02-04 |
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The Circus 父亲之间的默契
Once, when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus. Finally, there was only one family between us and the ticket counter. |
| 2008-01-30 |
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第一选择
"Dr. Carr! Is it you? Is it really you?" I turned from where I had been browsing in the bookstore to see a six-foot-six, muscular, good-looking, smiling, sandy-haired young man calling me. |
| 2008-01-25 |
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The Baby Eagle 小鹰的故事
Once upon a time there was a baby eagle living in a nest perched on a cliff overlooking a beautiful valley with waterfalls and streams, trees and lots of little animals, scurrying about enjoying their lives. |
| 2008-01-07 |
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A Plate of Peas 一盘豌豆
My grandfather died when I was a small boy, and my grandmother started staying with us for about six months every year. She lived in a room that doubled as my father's office, which we referred to as "the back room." She carried with her a powerful aroma |
| 2007-12-29 |
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发生在圣诞节的一个感人故事
For many of us, one Christmas stands out from all the others, the one when the meaning of the day shone clearest. My own "truest" Christmas began on a rainy spring day in the bleakest year of my life... |
| 2007-12-24 |
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说出你的爱
There was once a guy who suffered from cancer, a cancer that can’t be cured. He was 18 years old and he could die anytime. All his life, he was stuck in his house being taken cared by his mother. |
| 2007-12-14 |
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错过的祝福
A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer‘s showroom, and knowing his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted. |
| 2007-12-05 |
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心窗
Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs. His bed was next to the room‘s only window. The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back. The men talked for hours on end. |
| 2007-11-30 |
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感恩节祝福短信
Warm wishes at Thanksgiving.
From all of us to all of you at Thanksgiving.
I wish you could be here on Thanksgiving.
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| 2007-11-23 |
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The Two Roads 两条路
It was New Year's Night. An aged man was standing at a window. He raised his mournful eyes towards the deep blue sky, where the stars were floating like white lilies on the surface of a clear calm lake. |
| 2007-11-19 |
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如果有来生
If I had my life to live over...I would have talked less and listened more. I would have invited friends over to dinner even if the carpet was strained and the sofa faded. I would have taken the time to listen to my grandfather ramble about his youth. |
| 2007-11-15 |
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“光棍节”：发现爱
The Single's Day is just around the corner. In China, Valentine’s Day is overrated and has a reputation for being exclusively for couples. But what about the single gal or guy? |
| 2007-11-12 |
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