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He had been in a gloomy, despondent, unpredictable mood all-day and he knew his wife and children had tiptoed warily around him. He busied himself in the garage sorting the shelves, rearranging items, taking them down, and putting them back, in exactly the same place. His wife had been busy inside making cookies and cupcakesContinue reading “Christmas 2023”

The old man settled in his chair on the porch marveling at the beauty of the sunset and listened to the cicadas trill their strident mating call, he closed his eyes and recalled his youth. His childhood heroes, Kit Carson, Hopalong Cassidy, Gene Autrey, Roy Rogers, the cowboys of the old west flooded his imaginationContinue reading “Heroes”

Person A: How many children do you have? Person B: Biological, spiritual, emotional, or legal ______________________________________________ Person A: How many children do you have? I have two children, born six years apart. My daughter is 48 and has five children, and my son is 42 and has one child. Person B: Biological, spiritual, emotional, orContinue reading “Children”

Lucifer, Chair of the Board of Hell Inc., looked down with glee on the fiery furnace he had created to harvest the souls of the new species of creature that God intended to introduce into his creation. As former CEO of Heaven Inc., Lucifer, had tended his resignation to God when unable to garner enoughContinue reading “Hell Inc.”

I’m not sure why I rejoined the cesspool of Twitter in January 2022, perhaps it was boredom, or trying to keep up to date on world politics. If Twitter can be counted as a go-to source for that activity. I originally joined for the first time back in 2018, but the Twitter logo of theContinue reading “Twitter”

Gabriel paced the floor lost in thought, as VP of Product Development he had been tasked by God, Chairman of the Board of Heaven Inc., to add some variety to the universe. After three hundred years of relentless pacing, a germ of an idea began to take form in Gabriel’s mind, and then eureka, inspirationContinue reading “Heaven Inc.”

Where had it all gone wrong? She had been so much in control but now found herself spiraling ever downward, confined to a prison of her own making. Kate Walsh sat reflectively in the back pew of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church reviewing her life, her family, and its highs and lows, trying toContinue reading “Kate Walsh”

I waited patiently, at the designated meeting place by the Trevi Fountain, in Rome, the Eternal City, for news of my thirty-year search for the Veil of Veronica, a Christian relic sought by countless antique collectors, like myself. Roberto, my treasure hunter extraordinaire, strode purposely toward me and spoke softly, ” the object you seekContinue reading “Veil of Veronica”

The devil appeared in the form of Mrs. McKenzie, at least that’s how it appeared to Father Lassiter, as he eyed the goodies on show, and felt his appetite quicken. “Mrs. McKenzie, may I remind you that we are in the Advent Season, and this should be a time of fasting as we await theContinue reading “Temptation”

We do like to play little games with ourselves, after all, they do say, if you always pretend to be good then in the end even God will believe you. I glanced in the bathroom mirror and became a little agitated, noticing my halo was becoming more and more tarnished, I gave it a littleContinue reading “Halo Upkeep”