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Category Archives: New fiction
One Friday 3
When John led Mary away from the cross, before they came through the city gate, suddenly she began to retch; all the long journey home the spasms continued, leaving a bitter taste in her mouth, tears in her eyes. Friday … Continue reading
One Friday 2
“Mary, you’re not to go out to see him,” James said earlier that week. “It’s dangerous for a man, for you— I forbid it!” She had promised herself she wouldn’t weep. And she didn’t. James was ten when she married … Continue reading
One Friday 1
If she’d been at home, that day would have begun like any other, but sabbath: up early, she splashed some water on her face, scattered grain for the chickens, milked Jael and Jezebel the goats, baked bread for her sons … Continue reading
Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe
September 11, 2001. Two weeks passed as if only seconds. Generalized anxiety was spooking bats from everywhere. Exhausted, Frank sat down to dinner. All he wanted was to enjoy Grandma’s meatloaf with the whipped baked potatoes and spinach … Continue reading
One M, Two M’s
Fiction is the only way to get at truth from a certain point of view. Don’t ask me what it is; I just know it when I read it. I love the Book of Revelation. Something in me wants to … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, New fiction, religion, Spiritual life
Tagged fiction, Patmos, Revelation
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Closest thing to Glory this side of the Pecos
A Tale of Patmos “Old John’s nurse at Patmos called,” his wife Minnie said. “What about?” Nick asked. “They found him standing in Route 29 on the double yellow line, staring at the sun again.” “I … Continue reading