For my wife, my mother and all the other mothers out there, enjoy your day if you can. Watching my wife lose her mother last year, and now for the first time, dealing with a day dedicated to her memory when she’s no longer there, has been heartbreaking.

Hold your mommies close, kids. They won’t be around forever. If they’ve done right by you, let them know.

Target: 1300 words
Written: 1353 words, novel: Father Lightning