story time Archives – M.P. Capellan

Age ain’t nothing

M.P.C. / July 20, 2026

Age ain’t nothing but a number, so they say and I thought you knew that too cause behind closed doors

M.P.C. / May 14, 2026

May is Lupus and Mental Health Awareness Month, and these hold a special place in my heart and life. First,

M.P.C. / April 13, 2026

I wanted to write a reminder of reasons I walked away from you, to put shape to the silence that

M.P.C. / March 18, 2026

Her hunched back and distant gaze are a heartbreaking sight. Not the mom I grew up watching; the fast-paced, sharp,

M.P.C. / June 9, 2025

I made my way to the airport just like I have in the past eight years — on my own.

M.P.C. / March 3, 2025

Everybody knew. Her friends, her dad, even her coworkers, who barely knew Sandra personally, immediately put two and two together

M.P.C. / August 11, 2024

Warm Sunday morning. 11:11 on the clock. Been sitting here since nine sharp. Why can’t I get up, I wonder,

M.P.C. / August 5, 2024

What felt like a breakdown was probably a combination of hormonal changes and the realization that my present was bigger

M.P.C. / September 19, 2023

Since I love stories of kindness, I’m going to share a short one today. In the lobby of a doctor’s

M.P.C. / August 1, 2022

You know all that curiosity baggage that comes with the questions people make about why you don’t like something? And

M.P.C. / July 6, 2022

My neighbors go quiet every so often. And on occasions, they’re as loud as a Saturday market. I can tell

M.P.C. / April 18, 2022

It hurts to admit when a friendship has run its course. But it hurts more to keep holding on. It’s