• Lifestyle & Relationships

    Losing My Hero-in-Law

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    It all started in October 2022. Our peaceful lives were disrupted by a devastating diagnosis, like a riptide at the beach. My sister-in-law took Alberto, my father-in-law, to a cardiologist. Multiple tests revealed that he suffered from heart problems, and they recommended open heart surgery as soon as possible.

  • Fiction

    Shifting Fortunes, Shifting Fates

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    I still remember the night my father died. The years before were a blur of lavish parties with older men shrunken with age and tall bottles of wine and beer. They visited often, these rich men with their families.