Happy, Funny, Inspirational, and feel good stories to brighten your day.

We’re learning what it means to be poor today?” one of mt freshman geogra-phy students wondered aloud as she slid into her seat. She was looking at the board where I’d posted the day’s lesson and homework. She jotted down the assignment while a few stragglers dashed in just as the first-period bell rang.I enjoyed…

A farmer had some puppies he needed to sell. He painted a sign advertising the pups and set about nailing it to a post on the edge of his yard. As he was driving the last nail into the post, he felt a tug on his overalls. He looked down into the eyes of a…

I won a writing contest last week. It was a 100-word short story for the local paper. The editor, who called to tell me I’d won, inter-viewed me over the phone. Just as we were fi nishing the call, he added, “And we’ll need a picture.”“Of me?” I asked.“Yes.”“How about somone related to me?” “Nope.”“Or…

He wasn’t a puppy, he wasn’t full grownHe had been adopted, he did have a home.But Harley the dog was so sad and so lonely.He wished, and he wished, “If only, if only”“My people were home more, if someone would pet me, “If there was occasion for someone to let me… “Go outside for a…

I hear it first: the quiet huffing. Riley’s impa-tience growing. I open an eye to see his furry face beside the bed. He’s been my alarm clock every day for the twelve years he’s been with me. His cold, wet nose is pressed against the side of the bed. There’s an apologetic look in his…

One day, I was over at my brother and sister-in-law’s place, visiting my niece and nephews. They were twelve, ten, and four years old. My sister-in-law was chatty, shopaholic, gossipy sort who was usually always looking around when sharing verbally. So it wasn’t a surprise to anyone but her when her children would repeat certain…

Home Alone After my husband left for work, I put our dogs outside and began my morning chores. I stopped mid-chores to use the bathroom. Although I was alone in our home, I closed the bathroom door out of habit. I switched on the ventilation fan and made a mental note to have it looked…

  Zoey appeared in our lives one dreary January day while my boyfriend and I were watching tv. Scraggly and skinny, she peered through the living-room door with wild eyes. Our black lab, Zander, was delighted to have a new doggie pal around. Over the next few days, as we searched for her owner, we…

The small international airport of Winnipeg, Canada, has my name forever flagged. First, it was because my laptop computer had suspicious trace substances. In another instance, I forgot about my Swiss Army Knife. The last time was for the most embarrassing questioning of my life. I was going to surprise my family in America for…