Message In A Story
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This is a short excerpt from the story "The Curse." The little demon sat perched on the end of the bed - his tiny ears lifted upward ready to listen. Rosie laid awake in the bed for an hour and still couldn't decide what to do about tonight. It seemed like every time she was in this position, she would make the wrong decision. It happened over and over again. "I always do what I know I shouldn't do" she spoke outloud. That remark caused the demon to smile - it was more like a twisted smirk but none the less it was the words he wanted to hear. "For by your words you will be acquitted and by your words you will be condemned." Matt: 12 vs. 37. The demon was familiar with Rosie and her family so he know what to do next. Soon the phone rang and interrupted her deep thoughts and was a good reason to get out of bed. "Hi Rosie, did you decide to come tonight? I called all the old gang and we will meet at the club at 8:00, and told them I knew you would come." Once again the decision was made by someone other than herself. Strange how that was always the way it was settled.
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Take your senses on a wild ride!!! Feel the terror as Allison slowly drifts "Out To Sea" or the horror as Duke has only"Twenty-Fours Hours" to live. In the story "Touched and Forgiven" Mike experiences Gods touch in a powerful way. Smell the bread rising in "Mutsie's Kitchen" or wonder if Ellen's husband is finally going to leave her. See how satan temps Rosie in "Cursed" or how Amy is rewarded by giving to a mission in "The Blessing." Feel the happiness rising as Dr. Joe realizes that the world is not ending but merely taking "A Short Pause." You will even chuckle a bit when you experience "The 1,234.56 Dollar Winner." So your emotions will have a "jolly good time" as they travel through life's trials and you will enjoy a good short story.
About the Author
I have already written a book that was published in 2000. The name of the book is "Gifts For Her" and it was published by Vantage Press. After this book was published, I started writing short stories. One of my stories "Unprom" won a local short story contest. After that good news, I was on my way to writing more stories.
Some of my earlier stories were written when we lived on a ranch. We had just moved to the country from the big city so there was all kinds of new trials and happy moments to write about. When my husband and I bought this ranch, it came with a 20acre apple orchard, a 20 acre alfalfa field and we knew nothing of living on a ranch, so it was a big life change for us. Our new church was a country church and so different from our big city church.
We sold our large ranch and moved to a larger city. My husband and I are retired now and have more time to travel and I have lots of time to write short stories. I do a lot of reading and try to learn from authors I admire. About 20 years ago I started reading Charles Dickens and have read most of his novels. Because I am a Christian, my stories will have a definite message and I mix Scripture into my writing that will inspire or validate a certain idea that I am trying to bring across to the reader or that they can relate to.