Posts by bennorbert

After pictures of Sarah Palin, 61, went viral and were accompanied by dramatic headlines, she attracted fresh interest on the internet. Palin has long been a character that elicits strong…

Voters in one of the nation’s most heavily Democratic congressional districts have made their choice after a campaign that unfolded without the kind of major challenge seen in previous election…

My mom never liked my wife. At least, that’s what I believed. On my wedding day, while guests celebrated and music filled the reception hall, Mom pulled me aside. Tears…

I froze when she stopped speaking. “My husband what?” I asked softly. The woman looked around the bank nervously before whispering, “We saw on the news that your husband had…

When I was 7 months pregnant, I found out that my husband had an affair. I got so upset that I ended up in the hospital, and my husband packed…

I told my wife on our 25th anniversary. Olive Garden. Her favorite booth. Seventy-eight dollars for dinner. I ordered first. She got the chicken alfredo. I finally looked up and…

The evening had settled into that familiar, tired rhythm that follows a long workday—a time when the edges of the world blur and the mind craves nothing more than a…

In 2009, my son was seventeen years old when he came into the kitchen with tears in his eyes. “Mom…” “My girlfriend is pregnant.” For a long moment, I didn’t…

[PART 1] “Mrs. Carter,” Madison said through the phone, her voice trembling, “you need to come to the Grandview Hotel right now. Nathan is gone.” For a moment, I couldn’t…

The receptionist had just hung up the phone when Marcus came through the door marked CHAMBERS, and I knew right off he wasn’t going to hug me. He had one…