The top shelf of the pantry had always been a fortress, a place where my mother kept the "good cookies"—the imported chocolate wafers that were strictly rationed in our house. For most of my life, I had been the gatekeeper.

"Big Sister Gets Outgrown" (ProBoards): A version where an 18-year-old sister returns home to find her 10-year-old "kid sister" is now 5'9", more than a foot taller than the narrator's 4'8" height. Recurring Story Themes

While many individual stories exist, they typically follow one of these three structures: 

Mira slid off the bed and sat on the floor opposite her. For a moment, neither spoke. Then Mira leaned forward and rested her forehead against Lena’s shoulder—because that was where it reached now.