Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

I was packing my things, ready to finally move in with the man I love. A sudden knock on the door changed everything. That was my ex-husband, Tom—the man who had left me years ago. My wounds were still fresh, not fully healed. Suddenly, Tom made me an offer that turned my world upside down.…

A pregnant woman went into labor while aboard a commercial airplane which forced the pilot to reroute the plane, but not to the airport. Rose hated flying. She was a young woman who never had the opportunity to be on a plane for most of her life. Indeed she only started riding one when she…

After finding her husband in a compromising position with her boss’s wife at a party, Denise’s world crumbles. Heartbroken and betrayed, she confronts her husband, only to be thrown out of her own home. The next day, her boss shows up with a shocking proposition. Will Denise take the bait? I should have known something…

Felix sees his elderly neighbor struggling to cut her overgrown lawn and rushes to help her. She forces an unusual, antique box on him as a token of appreciation, but her gift lands Felix in deep trouble when her lawyer phones to request an urgent meeting. Felix, a single dad in his mid-30s, sat wearily…

A woman finally got a good job when her son left for college and paid for everything he needed since then. Seven years passed, and they only talked through a screen, but one day, he returned and couldn’t believe what had happened. “Chris, don’t worry about anything. I’m paying for as much as I can.…