Image Credit: evanfitz012 Tired from explaining his policies to the mayor, Sheriff Carlton Blake went into the bar for a drink before heading home. He was surprised to see a robot behind the counter rather than Old Bill, the former bartender. Old Bill always offered contrary and uncomfortable responses to Carlton's complaints. Old Bill felt... Continue Reading →
Jerry has never gotten comfortable on the graveyard shift at the local chicken processing plant. He is known as the “Jumpy Janitor,” because after nearly ten years on the job, he still is so easily startled. Ken, one of the guards, laughingly told him one night, “Man, don’t you ever go to jail, if you... Continue Reading →
John Atkinson Grimshaw, Whitby Harbour (1882) public domain Walking along the quay at night, I watch the ships go slowly past. I dream of being aboard one of them, Sailing away from this life, at last. The elegance of their movements Across oceans gleaming in the dark Calls to my wanderlust-filled heart, Daring me to... Continue Reading →
Image credit; Ayşenur @ Unsplash Carole swallowed her fear and kept walking through the darkness of the many arches of the church. She thought she would never find the source of the music that touched all fives senses. Swelling to near delirium on some notes, it had her under its spell. The changes in volume... Continue Reading →
Someone had been leaving fresh flowers every day on his wife’s grave, and Roger was determined to find out who and why. It wasn’t that he didn’t recognize that others had loved her, but he needed to understand what this daily homage meant. Had his wife taken a lover, and he was too busy working to... Continue Reading →
Someone added Tabasco sauce to Janie's collard greens. It was invisible because they stirred it in. Muffling her screams, she stood up quickly, her arms windmilling. She needed milk to nurse the pain. With a milk moustache, she walked back into the dining room like a spider looking for her prey and asked who had... Continue Reading →
It had never entered Richard’s mind that his son was not his own blood. As he watched Aiden wake from the coma, Richard felt such gratefulness that their prayers had been answered. He was still seriously shaken to discover that the child he loved dearly was not his biological son, as he had thought. His... Continue Reading →
Why shouldn’t they help themselves, after the way they’d been treated? Alex didn’t think it was a good idea for Cathy and him to take what they wanted, just because it was handy, and it seemed no one was around to stop them. It wouldn’t be helpful in maintaining some semblance of a relationship with... Continue Reading →
He thought, "Why didn't I know she was unhappy!" Written for 9 Word Story from Raelyn Pracht. One in four men doesn't know their wives are unhappy until served with divorce papers. Copyright ©All posts on my blog, Help From Heaven, are my intellectual property protected by copyright. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material... Continue Reading →
It was just for one night. It was Christmas Eve night, and we were in the McGarrett mansion, visiting one of the heirs to the newspaper’s fortune. There were six teenagers ages 16-18, three girls and three boys, including Thomas McGarrett, the heir to the throne. We were only going to do a little kissing... Continue Reading →
