Marissa Doyle is the Managing Editor of Blog Daily Life. Her byline currently appears across lifestyle, relationships, family stories, analysis, entertainment, health and wellness, and practical everyday content. She is the named editor responsible for editorial oversight on Blog Daily Life.
When the pounding started at my aunt Helena’s front door in Cedar Rapids, I knew my mother wasn’t going to let me…
Before my wedding, I truly believed I was the luckiest woman alive. By the time I reached the altar the next day,…
Chapter 1: The Silk and the Blade The mahogany casket cradling my pregnant daughter felt like a black hole in the center…
What Your Fries Say About You (A Fun Personality Take) At first glance, it’s just a bowl of fries. But even simple…
Graham Whitaker had spent most of his life believing he understood success. At forty-six, he owned boutique hotels across Colorado, Arizona, and…
Ten years ago, my wife said she was stepping out to buy milk. She left me standing in the kitchen with a…
MY HUSBAND TEXTED ME: “HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, BABE. I’M STUCK AT WORK.” ONE MINUTE LATER… I WATCHED HIM KISS ANOTHER WOMAN ACROSS THE…
The call came at 2:14 in the morning. I was twenty-six weeks pregnant, alone in our bedroom while rain tapped softly against…
I decided to surprise my wife at her office with coffee and lunch. We had been married for twenty-eight years, and despite…
When I brought my seven-year-old daughter home from the ER at nearly three in the morning, I thought the worst part of…
