Short Fiction
Oprah: “There Can’t Be One Way” to Get to God
Monday, December 1st, 2008I stumbled across a clip from Oprah a while back. In it, Oprah tells her audience there can’t possibly be one way to God. Then, when someone stands up for Jesus, she argues a little, and finally says, “I can’t get into a religious argument with you.” The clip bothered me, because she was trying [...]
Simple
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008A Short Story for Valentine’s Day
It must have started because, as a little girl, I think she felt starved for attention. I’m not sure if she really was, but she felt like it. She went to school. Then came home to a big house, where she was by herself for many hours. Her Mom and [...]
Progress Report (a short story)
Monday, December 3rd, 2007Boss:
I did everything you said, and you don’t have to worry anymore. Not only did I stop him dead in his tracks. But I’m sure he won’t make the same mistake again. It will be a long time until he tries to reach out or do something positive in this community again. I did such [...]
Poser
Monday, September 10th, 2007A short story originally written September 11, 2006 (Edited 9-11-07)
My brother never opened his Christmas presents in 2001, 2002, and 2003. Christmas of 2004 and 2005 no one even bothered to buy him anything. We followed his wishes and made donations to charities in his name for his gifts. He won’t be opening any Christmas gifts [...]