Because physical movement was now impossible, the dying man lay perfectly still in his hospital bed. The astrocytoma tumor embedded in his brain had induced paralysis that consumed his body from the chest down. After battling the malignancy for years, Nicholas had come to think of himself as a prisoner of sorts, someone with no … Continue reading THE GREATEST MYSTERY
Category: Heartbreaking
THE BRIDGE OF LOST HOPE
Stephen Parker believed he had every right to decide when and where he was going to die. After all, every life eventually comes to an end; he was simply ensuring that it happened at a time and place of his choosing. And he had every confidence that the old bridge would provide a more than … Continue reading THE BRIDGE OF LOST HOPE
MR. KING
She had made the mistake of a lifetime, and Gabrielle knew she would be haunted by it for the rest of her life. On a dreary, gray October afternoon, a light rain bounced off her umbrella as she stared at the simple headstone of Ryan King. There was a cross in each corner, and centered … Continue reading MR. KING
HAUNTED BY FACES
Ninety-year-old Jake Gaffen, a kind man with a face that disguised the challenges he’d experienced in life, relaxed in his favorite chair as he quietly watched the activity going on around him. Several men sat at a large table playing dominoes. There was good-natured banter about cheating, but Jake was not exactly sure how you … Continue reading HAUNTED BY FACES
THE KEY
Standing outside the hospital door, the woman wondered if this was a terrible mistake. Angie Gordon had not seen her father since 1970 when she was two years old, but now time was running out. Because she was so young when her dad held her for the last time, she had no memory of him. … Continue reading THE KEY
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