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Daniel Troppy
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“Good Mourning”
Collection of short stories.
Each story read in under 1 min.
Stories released on: M-W-Friday.
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“Getting ready to travel”
Short story #624

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"Getting ready to travel" Short story #624
Now that Mom has a new provider, Janie, I breathe much lighter. Janie watches over Mom like a mama bear, and living as far away as I do, this reduces my stress level. Our family feels so lucky – off-t...
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January 23, 2026 at 1:19 PM
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“Getting ready”
Short story #623

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"Getting ready" Short story #623
For more than three years now, Dad has been hell-bent on getting his 1974 Chevrolet pickup truck ready to hand it over to me. He has been meticulously restoring his prized possession. He drove all ove...
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January 21, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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“Am I turning into Herman?”
Short story #622

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"Am I turning into Herman?" Short story #622
My longtime friend Art and I try to meet for breakfast at least once a week; we have known each other since 1992. One morning, Mitch and I met Art at our breakfast hangout, Thumb’s Up. As we walked ou...
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January 19, 2026 at 12:36 PM
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“Klepto”
Short story #621

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"Klepto" Short story #621
I wouldn’t say my dad is a kleptomaniac, but I would say he sure does love “free” things. For years, I have tried to convince Dad to have his bills paid by autopay, without any luck. The reason I disc...
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January 16, 2026 at 12:56 PM
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“Show & tell”
Short Story #620

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"Show & tell" Short story #620
The entire time I was building my website, I never mentioned a word to my parents. I figured their plates were overloaded and already at maximum capacity, so I just waited for the most convenient mome...
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January 14, 2026 at 1:26 PM
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“Texas sage”
Short story #619

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"Texas sage" Short story #619
Days after Janie became Mom’s primary provider, she noticed a blooming Texas sage bush in my parents’ backyard. She walked outside and broke off three small twigs, then placed them inside a small pan,...
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January 12, 2026 at 12:20 PM
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“Molcajete”
Short story #618

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"Molcajete" Short story #618
I got to spend two days with Mom’s new provider, Janie, before I returned to Atlanta. I was in my parents’ kitchen talking with Janie about my interest in cooking. I shared with her that for decades, I have been on the l...
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January 9, 2026 at 12:44 PM
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“Revolving door of caregiving”
Short story #617

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"Revolving door of caregiving" Short story #617
Once again, Mom had to meet new caregivers. It seems like the revolving door of caregivers never stops spinning. Once Mom gets used to the people who bathe her, someone new comes along to replace them...
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January 7, 2026 at 12:47 PM
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“Rusty Pliers”
Short story #616

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"Rusty pliers" Short story #616
Dad grew weary of looking at a long whisker on Mom’s chin. One morning, while I was visiting my parents in South Texas, Dad got up from the kitchen table and walked to the utility room. Seconds later,...
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January 5, 2026 at 12:53 PM
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“Melancholy”
Short Story #615

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"Melancholy" Short story #615
Mom’s niece, Sandy, calls her at least twice a week to check in but really just to hear her voice. On one trip to South Texas to visit my parents, Sandy called. After all the pleasantries, Sandy asked...
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January 2, 2026 at 12:33 PM
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“No day off”
Short story#614

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"No day off" Short story #614
The one thing blatantly obvious to me is that my Dad never gets to celebrate having a day off. It just doesn’t happen and won’t for the foreseeable future. He is on duty twenty-four hours a day, seven...
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December 31, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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“Lunch with Josefina”
Short story #613

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"Lunch with Josefina" Short story #613
For weeks, while I was back in Atlanta, Mom would ask, “When you come back, can you take me to get some shrimp?” No matter how many times she asked, my answer was always yes. Before heading back to So...
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December 29, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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“No vanity allowed”
Short story #612

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"No vanity allowed" Short story #612
I remember when Mom broke her hip in April 2022. After she completed rehab, she had to rebuild her life. Chores she once took for granted suddenly felt out of reach. I spent five weeks with my parents...
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December 26, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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“Off guard”
Short story part 5
#611

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"Off guard" Short story part 5 #611
Making important health-related decisions for my parents is not something I take lightly. I want to steer them on a path that enriches their lives, even at this point. That night was sleepless as I to...
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December 22, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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“Off guard”
Short story part 4
#610

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"Off guard" Short story part 4 #610
The twelve-mile drive back to my parents’ house with Dad in the passenger seat was a somber journey. I didn’t let Dad in on my conversation with his doctor; I felt that would feel like giving him a su...
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December 19, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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“Off guard”
Short story part 3
#609

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"Off guard" Short story part 3 #609
While a nurse was extracting blood from Dad, I met the doctor in the hallway. I asked her why she wanted to prescribe a medicine geared toward Alzheimer’s when he hadn’t been diagnosed. She felt it wo...
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December 16, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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“Off guard”
Short story #607

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"Off guard" Short story #607 part I
Dad had not seen his doctor in a year, and it was time to change that. Dad has been laser-focused on tending to Mom that he has neglected his own health. I know that tends to be the norm, but I believ...
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December 12, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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“Time through a sifter”
Short story #606

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"Time through a sifter" Short story #606
When I reflect on all the events that led me to travel back and forth to visit my parents, so many of those memories fall through the sifter. At that exact moment, they are at the forefront of my memo...
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December 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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“You have to take me places”
Short story #605

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"You have to take me places" Short story #605
Weeks after I returned to Atlanta, Mom kept asking me to take her places when I returned. She asked if I would take her to King’s Inn for seafood, maybe a beach trip to South Padre Island, or even a s...
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December 8, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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“Most have left”
Short story #604

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"Most have left" Short story #604
When you reach a particular age bracket, you realize most of your friends have lost one or both parents. A few friends may have one living parent, but overwhelmingly, most have already said their good...
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December 5, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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“My private librarian”
Short story #603

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"My private librarian" Short story #603
My love of reading has had its ups and downs. Before I started a new book, I would look at the end of the book to find out how many pages there were. The higher the number, the more anxious I got, whi...
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December 3, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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“No hearing aid”
Short story #602

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"No hearing aid" Short story #602
One morning, at the breakfast table, while I was visiting my parents, mom asked dad for a straw. Mom said, “Honey, can you please get me a straw”? Dad thought he heard her say, “A fly went by - I’ll g...
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December 1, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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“Frequent flyer”
Short story #601

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"Frequent flyer" Short story #601
Flying back and forth to South Texas to check on my parents has garnered me the title ‘frequent flyer’. No, I am not flying from port to port all around the globe, but it is what it is at the moment. ...
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November 28, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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“You just spoke to him”
Short story #600

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"You just spoke to him" Short story #600
One night, my phone rang; it was my mom. Less than five minutes earlier, she had called to say goodnight, which is what we do every night. When Mom called the second time, I could hear Dad in the back...
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November 26, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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“Reminded”
Short story #599

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"Reminded" Short story #599
Mitch and I were watching a Netflix series about two sisters who lived together. One sister was getting a divorce, and the other sister moved into her house to help her get through it. The sister who ...
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November 24, 2025 at 12:49 PM