When I was young, my father would call out from the bottom of the stairs.
“Are you up there?”
He always wanted to know we were safe.
He’s gone now.
Sometimes, at night, I look up at the sky and say, “Dad, are you up there?”
I know he is.
Susan Gale Wickes is a writer from Indiana. She enjoys writing short stories, greeting card verses, and the joy of cartoon captioning.
Oh god, this is so incredibly sweet.
Thank you so much.
Beautiful!
Thank you, David.
Beautiful. He definitely is.
Thank you so much…and I have no doubts.
Wow! Great story!
Thank you, Shoshauna Shy!
What a lovely story. Well done, Susan!
Thanks so much, Lisa. A tribute to my amazing father.
Beautiful 🧡
Thank you, Kelsey.
What an exquisite story – so much understated emotion packed into so few words. This really resonated with me too. Beautiful.
Thank you, Suzan. So glad I was able to convey my feelings through these 50 words.
Lovely short story, I lost my Dad in 2009 and he was always calling me from the 1st floor to go down and have dinner.
Thanks, Julio, and I’m so sorry for your loss. Our parents may be gone, but they live on in our hearts and our memories.
Beautiful tribute to one whose memory is equally precious. Thank you for sharing your memories with us.
You’re welcome, Dianne, and thank you! Definitely treasured memories.
Beautiful 💛
Thank you so much.