Short Stories

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One month away from my senior year at Hathaway High, I saw on…..

Amber, The Giant Slayer

You might be familiar with the story of David and Goliath when a …..

A Time to Weep

Our little neighborhood gang had tired of Cowboys and…..

Country

Gimme me a song that tells a story and touches my heart, a…..

Bump

The print was small, so Stan urged, “Mama, go faster so I can read it.”…..

Boone

On a bookshelf in a Goodwill thrift shop, a tiny book by Marc…..

From the Pages of the Iliad

While reading Homer’s Iliad, in the original Greek, of course, ……

From Darkness to Light

It was dark outside. I needed to go to our outdoor toilet,….

Frog Legs

For a city of half a million, a junior high volleyball…..

Entrepreneur

I am living the American dream. I’m an entrepreneur, ……

Dinner on Sunday

A tall, gray-haired George Dandridge handed his topcoat to the cloakroom…..

Crazy Joe

The following story was passed down to me from my grandfather,…..

If I Return

NFL pennants encircle the upper walls of the barbershop I patronize……

Grace, to you

The following is a translation of a Coptic manuscript by……

Gifts

When the first chords of “Amazing Grace” hit my ear, …..

Moray

Although he did not need notes, the young,y……

Me and the Good Book

I began attending K Street Baptist Church in Ardmore,……

it's A Grand, Old Flag

When the national anthem was sung, some …..

One Step for Man

On Sunday morning, about midway on his cross-country trek, Keith …..

On Poetry

Some people, when they see poetry coming, lock their hearts,……

Odd Animal Behavior

I was probably about five years old at the time. Our tiny white…..

The Curve

Residents along the dirt road scurried out of its path when his …..

The Body Shoppe, 2054

My wife died on our 47th anniversary. Two years later, at…..

One String Banjo

Brother Jim glanced from his car window at men in dark, soiled…..

The Trial

Our children graduated college and moved to the city, so it’s…..

The Rabbit and The Fox

There was a baby rabbit whose mother and father had died…..

The Only Alien I Ever Met

Reading my title, your first question would be: Are you …..

Waiting

He had spent a lot of his life waiting. He recalled waiting for …..

This Old House

Living in the same house for 52 years, one collects memories …..