Slow Hands, Quiet Trust
*This story came from wondering what it looks like when two people who've known each other for years find something new in the middle of…
Warm and nostalgic mature stories
Stories in Mature tagged warm and nostalgic, ranked by how many readers finish them. Reads run 23 to 26 minutes. Writers to know: Frost Phrase, Raven Beacon and Observer of Starling. Readers usually start with “Slow Hands, Quiet Trust” and “Last Call at the Rusty Anchor”. Some are free to read in full; the rest open with a free preview.
Warm and nostalgic mature stories, ranked by readers
01 02 Last Call at the Rusty Anchor
My name is Claude, I'm sixty-four years old, and I've been running the pharmacy on Harbor Street for eleven years now.
03 Lighthouse After Hours
I landed in Keflavik on a Tuesday in November, fifty-five years old and wearing the same insulated jacket I wear for feeding cattle back…
04 The Server Error
I'm Willa.
05 The Unhurried Harvest of Her Heart
Drew again.
06 Map of Us
I was on my knees in the fire hall kitchen, scrubbing the floor under the stove, when Vincent started his drill in the main bay.
07 The Night We Found Our Song
I'm fifty-two years old and I went to a club alone on a Tuesday.
08 The Cider Mill Mix-Up
My name is Hanna, I'm fifty-four years old, and I have a problem.
09 The Last Bouquet
I've done four hundred weddings, give or take.
10 The Fair-Weather Game
The fair again.
11 The Last Good Thing
Driving seven hours to ruin your ex-husband's anniversary is a complicated matter.