Jake and Carl were discussing traveling and the frustrations that often accompany visiting other countries. Carl complained that every time he took a trip, he wished that he could have gotten there faster, having more time to experience all that each place had to offer. But nearly every trip to Europe that he can afford... Continue Reading →
As a student in high school, Calista enjoyed reading about the history of Ancient Greece. She had planned to travel a lot after college, and she looked forward to one day visiting Greece and seeing the ruins of cities long since destroyed. But after college, she married and settled down to raise a family. Money... Continue Reading →
Detective Inspector Warren was frustrated at every turn in the investigation into the murder of the Joan Bookish, the chief librarian at the town's public library in Quigsby. He and Detective Sargent Charles Manners had followed every lead, but to no avail. Ms. Bookish' body had been discovered in book return depository, and there wasn't... Continue Reading →
Marco never expected to become a priest, having wanted to be a night-club singer from when he was child. He was not even the most devoted of Sister Margarita's kids in the Catholic school he attended. Indeed, she had told him that he would end up in prison some day, with that mouth of his!... Continue Reading →
Carolyn would be the first to admit that she is not a good cook, but sometimes she attempts some rather adventuresome when she invites company to her beach house. She walked on the beach trying to think of something she could cook that would impress her friends and wasn't too hard to prepare. As she... Continue Reading →
Jackie had been dreading the day when her daughter, Lisa, would be able to choose the color for the walls in her room. Up until now, Jackie and her husband, Michael, had chosen the colors for all of their kids' rooms. However, they had promised their children that when they turned age 13, they could... Continue Reading →
Walking down the streets of the English village of Ravenscroft-on-the-Sea is quite an experience. Behaviors that usually draw stares from passersby in other cities are perfectly acceptable here. Take the case of Miss Quicker, the town librarian. She is always decorous in her manners, but she thinks nothing of dressing like a clown, complete with... Continue Reading →
I am always intrigued by clothes I see in stores, Clothes I was sure that no one would actually wear. But, then I am proven wrong time and again, As some brave soul buys them while I am standing there. A purple skirt covered in green polka dots, With a matching top for one to... Continue Reading →
Margaret and Marian disagreed about what to serve at the annual party to benefit their diocese's homeless ministry. The problem was whether to serve alcohol at the gathering. Margaret worried that people would not attend a party with no alcoholic beverages, resulting in a very small turnout in the village. But Marian felt that a... Continue Reading →
With much desperation in her voice, she asked her husband, "How are we to keep them interested in staying home to care for us when they can see all the places they could go on the pole up the street?" He told her not to worry, for the kids were not even teenagers, yet. He... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 