Even though the church was small, Reverend Hansen estimated it was less than half full. Only the immediate family and a few acquaintances had bothered to come together on this blustery January day to pay their last respects to Donald Phillips, a man who, during his eighty-plus years of life, had survived a multitude of … Continue reading THE EULOGY
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AN ACT OF KINDNESS
Emma Michaelson brushed a strand of light auburn hair from her face and looked at her watch. It had been just over thirty minutes since she started waiting for a table at the crowded restaurant. If only she’d known there was a large convention in town, she wouldn’t have come on this particular night. The … Continue reading AN ACT OF KINDNESS
THE PARTY
A petite woman named Caroline sat alone against the back wall of the large room. The party was in full swing, but no one came near her. In fact, people rarely even glanced in her direction, making her feel as if she were invisible. Everyone else was talking and laughing, engaged in animated conversations. There … Continue reading THE PARTY
THE PRISONER OF WAR
By the middle of 1966, Thomas Hutchinson had been flying jets off an aircraft carrier for almost a year. For the twenty-nine-year-old Navy Lieutenant, it seemed like no two missions over Vietnam were ever the same. Each one had its own special form of risk, but this one had been particularly difficult from the beginning, … Continue reading THE PRISONER OF WAR
LIGHTS IN THE DARKNESS
Someone I did not know has died. So why should it matter to me? Early each morning, I drive by a long-term care facility on my way to work. My route takes me over a hill, and when I reach the top, the sprawling structure is barely visible in the predawn shadows. But once every … Continue reading LIGHTS IN THE DARKNESS
A Short Story Collection 