Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only €10,99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Aging
    Aging
    Aging
    Ebook78 pages51 minutes

    Aging

    By Top Writers Block

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    We all grow older - and with that aging comes wisdom. We find more things to laugh at, and sometimes we are feel freer. But aging can cause fear as well - worries about the "what if's" of what lies in that future, how will we cope, what will we do, how will we manage as we age? This hefty collection includes several short stories and poems covering a large spectrum from humor, horror, drama, and mystery. It's sure to have something to interest you at a low price that also supports charity!

    This collection from Top Writers Block includes the work of Andre' Mwansa, Alan Naylor, Elizabeth Rowan Keith, Suzy Stewart Doubt, Barnaby Wilde, David H. Keith, and Melissa A. Szydlek.

    Your purchase of this ebook not only helps promote the work of talented independent authors, it supports charity as well. Top Writers Block is an international group of writers who continue to donate ALL of their author proceeds to Sea Shepherd in France, an organization which devotes itself to preserving our seas and oceans and the life within.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTop Writers Block
    Release dateAug 26, 2019
    ISBN9780463902721
    Aging
    Author

    Top Writers Block

    Top Writers Block is a diverse and eclectic group of talented writers who decided to write stories together - just for the fun of it! Our collections are usually written with one theme or genre in mind. Each author contributes when they have the time, so some of the collections have as many as twelve authors participating. Every collection has something new, with stories and poems ranging from romance, drama, and adventure to mystery, fantasy, and horror.

    Read more from Top Writers Block

    Related to Aging

    Related ebooks

    Anthologies For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Chouette

      Nov 12, 2021

      Chouette
      16 min read

    • Article

      Six Stories

      Sep 8, 2020

      I’m on the train, traveling alone, with two seats to myself. I have to use the restroom. Without thinking about it carefully, I ask a couple across the aisle if they would please watch my things for me for a moment. Then I take a closer look at them

      8 min read

    • Article

      Choosing the Flowers

      Oct 10, 2022

      Choosing the Flowers
      10 min read

    • Article

      Blackberries

      Apr 5, 2023

      Blackberries
      24 min read

    • Article

      Sylvie Baumgartel

      Jun 15, 2018

      I walked in the door, took off my coat, took off my sunglasses, set them down with my keys, took off my shoes and socks, my jeans, my shirt, my bra and underwear, set them all on the chair by the door, walked into the house naked, went to the fridge,

      10 min read

    • Article

      Ben Marcus

      Jun 15, 2018

      My wife, Gin, once knocked gently on my head, as if it were a door. “Hello,” she kept saying. “Hello. Who’s in there?” She and our therapist, Dr. Sherby, laughed a little about this, so I did, too. What fun. Keep knocking on my head like that, like i

      23 min read

    • Article

      An Unspeakable Life

      Jan 10, 2022

      It was a perfect fall afternoon when Muriel found out she was pregnant. Tourists snatched up apple cider by the gallon at farm stands. Leaf peepers stood on the side of the road with their cameras aimed in all directions; wherever you looked, a quint

      12 min read

    • Article

      After “The End”

      Oct 10, 2022

      I walked down the road with a hunched back and a wet cigarette in my mouth—the fire had died a while back. My hands were tucked into the pockets of my jacket, and my hair fell over my face, limiting my sight. But I wasn’t really seeing where I was go

      10 min read

    • Article

      Mrs Macarthur’s Secret Diary

      Jun 17, 2020

      Mrs Macarthur’s Secret Diary
      7 min read

    • Article

      Mrs Macarthur’s Secret Diary

      Jun 17, 2020

      Mrs Macarthur’s Secret Diary
      7 min read

    • Article

      Soul On Sale

      Aug 10, 2022

      I was waiting for the call at the telephone booth. I’d been waiting for fourteen or seventeen minutes and finally, I decided to leave. It was pointless. I only had a 20-dollar bill on me and no coins for the slot. Hard rain was coming, some type of s

      9 min read

    • Article

      Triggers To Insomnia!

      Mar 25, 2024

      I have never before had trouble falling asleep at night after a hard day of working, housekeeping, cooking, and if time allowed and my nails were not recently done (by myself), a bout of gardening at the end of the day… I would simply prepare for a n

      4 min read

    • Article

      Honey

      May 18, 2020

      It’s dark in here but I don’t mind. I wish I had a cushion, though. The floor is hard and I have pulled my knees close to my chest, arms around them, to try to keep warm. It’s a strange place to hide but I find the familiar scents of my family comfor

      3 min read

    • Article

      Side Gig

      Aug 8, 2019

      Side Gig
      6 min read

    • Article

      Cricket League

      Jan 1, 2021

      “Psst, I need to talk to you.” My best friend, looking super excited, is pulling me toward the nearest classroom. It’s empty, and she shuts the door. “This is really big. I made a time machine, and it can take our brains back in time if you know how

      7 min read

    • Article

      Staircase from Heaven

      Jan 24, 2019

      Staircase from Heaven
      3 min read

    • Article

      You Talkin' To Me?

      Jun 22, 2023

      You Talkin' To Me?
      3 min read

    • Article

      Black Or White

      Dec 10, 2024

      Content Disclosure: Graphic Violence; Mild Language; Moderate Intensity He’s on the shitter the first time I see him: pants around his ankles, shirttail hanging between his legs, eyes shut and mouth corkscrewed with effort. The guard admits me to the

      29 min read

    • Article

      Don’t Have A Bird

      Aug 2, 2020

      There are so many rites of passage you’ve already missed out on, and the school ball is destined to become another item on that ever-growing list. You try to delay the inevitable until every breath from your lungs sounds as if cystic fibrosis is cack

      12 min read

    • Article

      Let Me Do It

      Jun 1, 2023

      Let Me Do It
      6 min read

    • Article

      Two Poems

      Mar 1, 2022

      On bed rest desire becomes a sheet.Let it fall over mewithout hands. Let it. Before I knew I was in dangerI did not get up. After,when I say how long I lay downhow can I make you understand it was an order? In bed what time has done to me iswhat it c

      2 min read

    • Article

      The Problem with My Dachshund

      Dec 11, 2019

      The Problem with My Dachshund
      10 min read

    • Article

      Kids & Angels

      Jun 25, 2019

      Kids & Angels
      4 min read

    • Article

      Little Gods

      Jan 8, 2020

      Little Gods
      8 min read

    • Article

      Blackorwhite

      Jul 10, 2021

      He’s on the shitter the first time I see him: pants around his ankles, shirttail hanging between his legs, eyes shut and mouth corkscrewed with effort. The guard admits me to the cell and locks it again once I’m inside. Before I can say a word, the p

      29 min read

    • Article

      Letters From The Pandemic

      Apr 27, 2020

      Letters From The Pandemic
      8 min read

    • Article

      The Super Broeks

      May 4, 2020

      The Super Broeks
      3 min read

    • Article

      When We Were Meat

      Aug 5, 2021

      When We Were Meat
      1 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for Aging

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      Aging - Top Writers Block

      A Collection of Short Stories

      by

      TOP WRITERS BLOCK

      Written on the theme of:

      AGING

      Copyright ©August 2019 by each individual author as noted

      Published on Smashwords

      Cover Photo from Adobe Photo Stock

      ISBN: 9780463902721

      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events or locales is entirely coincidental.

      Smashwords License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      THE OLD MAN by Andre’ Mwansa

      AS MY GARDEN GROWS by Elizabeth Rowan Keith

      HARLAN by Alan Naylor

      THE FINAL LIFELINE by Suzy Stewart Dubot

      A SENIOR MOMENT by Barnaby Wilde

      A QUIET LOVE by David H. Keith

      WE ALL KNOW WHAT THE ALTERNATIVE IS… by Suzy Stewart Dubot

      LIFE ON THE EDGE by Barnaby Wilde

      ELLEGARD AND SVEN by Alan Naylor

      ARE WE NEARLY THERE YET? by Barnaby Wilde

      NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE ELDERLY – PART 2 by Melissa A. Szydlek

      THE OLD MAN

      by

      Andre’ Mwansa

      Copyright ©August 2019 Andre’ Mwansa

      An avid reader, Andre' Mwansa lives in Lusaka, Zambia. He loves cats and writes short stories from time to time. Andre' writes for fun. You can find him online at: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/andre4

      "Maybe, sometimes, it's easier to be mad at the people you trust because you know they'll always love you, no matter what."

      - Ann Brashares

      Family is the only social unit obliged to love you; from the rest of the world, you have to earn it.

      I sit in complete silence, watching as his chest slowly rises and falls. His belly is getting bigger and the buttons on his pajamas are straining slightly. I should change him soon. Then again, his breaths seem much slower than before, almost as if they might stop at any moment. Almost.

      I watch as his chest slowly rises.

      And then it falls.

      And then nothing.

      I hold my breath, just in case -

      I should -

      Suddenly he mutters something under his breath, but it's just a sleep murmur. He shifts slightly and lets out a couple of snorts.

      He's still alive. Of course he is.

      Thank God. I mean, that's what I want. I want him to be okay. Of course I do.

      So, I wait, in case he wakes.

      The only sound now is the rustle of his pajamas as he continues to breathe. Again, my thoughts inevitably turn to the possibility that the sound could stop at any moment. He could just slip away into eternal peace, but he clings to life as if he's scared of what might come next. Naturally, he’s never admitted to any fear. The mere suggestion would horrify him, and he'd probably have another of his loud, violent outbursts. But deep down, beneath all his brashness, I think he's terrified. That's why he's been so much angrier lately. Even worse than before.

      But I have to look past the bad moments and concentrate on what's still most important. He's a patient and he’s my father and I’m his nurse.

      This is my duty.

      Liseli, he mumbles suddenly, and his eyes flicker open. Still bloodshot, still yellow at the edges.

      I'm here, I reply.

      My bag, he whispers, wincing as he tries to sit up. It's full.

      I get to my feet. I can….

      You've gotta empty it, he continues, already pulling the duvet aside to reveal the colostomy bag attached to his swollen red belly. It stinks.

      I swallow hard. Please….

      You've gotta empty it! he hisses. What's wrong with you, are you suddenly deaf and dumb? Do you want me to sit here like this, with my own shit leaking out all over the place? It's full, you stupid....

      His voice trails off, but after a moment he mutters a few curses under his breath.

      You're no better than the idiots at the hospital, is the only part of the little tirade

      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1