An excellent and challenging short story on The Questing Parson.
“We’re not going to bother with any of that marching crap,” said Jeffords to his troops. They were his because he was the only one in town with experience in combat, little as that was. The villagers were lined up, sort of, in front of him. The idea was that he would prepare them to…
It’s probably either illegal or too shocking for this blog, but how about a true story? Caraleisa has a new blog, and presents a touching true story, A soldier, a little girl, and a tragedy….
Having imbibed a fair amount of pro-small-town prejudice in the form of Hallmark Christmas movies (which I actually find relaxing in spite of this), I thought I’d retaliate with a link to my short story About Those Small Town Values, first posted in 2010.
Ellen brought everyone their food and then sat down herself and joined the group. They were no longer surprised, as this had become a habit with the group, and they all knew Ellen had an arrangement with the owner. “So why don’t you just let one of the other waitresses serve us?” asked Bob. “Because…
A couple of days ago I received an e-mail response to something I had published. It was not an agreement, but another view, well-expressed, which is more valuable than agreement. The author of that e-mail, Joseph Cox, also blogs at TorahShorts.com. It’s a fascinating site, because he uses stories set in modern times to help…
I’m not anal-retentive about accuracy in a story, book, or movie, but I can sound like it. There’s a point where excessive accuracy gets in the way of telling a story, but there’s also a point where inaccuracy makes the story less authentic and interesting. Susan Lyons (whose work I confess I’ve never read) wrote…
