My parents started our restaurant with family recipes they brought from their home country. Years later, my young daughter began working here with me, just as I had with my parents.

“It’s okay, Dad. It’s time,” my daughter explained through tears, as we locked the doors for the last time.

R.E. Schell works in the biomedical field in California. He enjoys writing and has been published over fifty times in both the biomedical field as well as in fictional genres and poetry. He enjoys photography, literature, and travel. He also volunteers in animal rescue.