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Category Archives: Writing
Monday Prayer
Lord let me play the cards I am dealt this week to the best of my ability. Amen.
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A father’s present
The truck sped down the old dirt road leaving a billowing cloud of dust in its wake. The song “Cats in the Cradle” by Harry Chapin Carpenter played as the old white church came into view. “… He had grown … Continue reading
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Should have
The phone lay on the floor with a disembodied voice saying, “Sir. Sir, This is 911. What is the nature of your emergency?!?” Across the room, next to the spilled coffee and scattered papers was a man in his early … Continue reading
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The Father’s Day Gift
The nurse threw scrubs at the man and yelled, “Put these on and follow us.” What had been a normal birth seconds ago had suddenly gone wrong. The baby’s heartbeat had dropped, the monitors screamed and the three nurses scrambled … Continue reading
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The Wright Stuff
An eerie electrical storm ionized the atmosphere over Atlanta that night causing a very strange thing to happen… Orville and Wilbur Wright stood in the Security Line at Hartsfield Jackson International Airport. Both held their shoes in their hands and … Continue reading
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74 Short stories
Seventy-four short stories by me for your reading pleasure.
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The two travelers
I’ve always been intrigued by Mississippi’s amazing extremes. Here’s a little tale I made up to explain it… The hot sun burned down on the rich, black soil. Man had never set foot into this wild area until one day, … Continue reading
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Time to thrive
Harry Potter’s scar burned whenever Voldemort was near. The survivor’s did whenever he thought about his cancer. He laughed. Whatever didn’t kill him had made him slightly insane. His scar was killing him. The cancer survivor sat in a corner … Continue reading
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Up in the Delta sky
The crop duster danced through the Delta sky in a graceful aerial ballet. The pilot hit the button, sprayed the soybeans and yanked hard back on the stick. The crop duster quickly went skyward just before the yellow Air Tractor … Continue reading
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The Ruins
It was the battle of the headlights versus the Southwest Mississippi darkness. And the darkness was winning. “It’s like driving through ink,”he thought as he flew past Alcorn State’s entrance. He dodged a startled doe and pulled his Porsche off the … Continue reading
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