Photo of a Magical Forest

A Certain Kind of Gift

The man had a certain kind of gift. Priscilla half skipped, half ran toward his wagon. He rose over her like a pine tree over a hopeful daffodil.

photo of a gold ring with a small ruby stone

The Incredible Maybe

Maybe Ina will find a way to make a difference in the new world and the old. Maybe someone else will be able to do the same.

photo of old amber and green bottles lined up on a shelf

Gotta Do What God Says

“Gotta do what God says,” Will Jenkins repeated. Standing at the door, he raised his whip with the vehemence of full conviction.

NASA photo of a black hole devouring a neutron star

Standing on the Edge

When you’re standing on the edge, even if you’re worse than mediocre, you can experience grandeur, beauty, and joy.

a photo featuring Reg Kehoe playing his Marimba

Glory Unveiled

The dead hero’s kind of immortal glory was the only kind of glory I wanted, then one day I played the marimba.

Audrey Hepburn, dressed formally in a black dress with a pearl necklace, looking in the window at Tiffany's jewelry store as she sips on coffee
Public Domain photo of "Library Painting" by Edouard John Mentha Lesendes Dienstmädchen that shows a women, in a library filled with books and taxidermy specimens, who is looking at a book while in the midst of cleaning the shelves
Dark Ages by Michal Osmenda

My First Short Story Ever

Below is my first completed short story ever – 1978 words if you want to know how short. I share this story for three reasons. Personal Challenge First of all, I share it because I want to take my own challenge in the Creating Art from…