Hope
/…I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah…
By CraigE
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Life Waves Buh-bye
/Death comes in threes. On March 3, 2023, inside Boston’s John P. Bedlow Memorial Hospital, the flatlined trifecta included an atheist, a Muslim, and a…
By CraigE
Read More¿Cuántos Conquistadors Came Aquí?
/… had their first fight over something that was supposed to be a romantic celebration of their perfect union–where to spend their first anniversary. The bride wanted the Caribbean; the groom, anywhere else that didn't perpetuate …
By CraigE
Read MoreThe Butterfly Effect
/… finished mowing the yard of the two-story house he and his bride, Heather, had just purchased and took 36 seconds to sit on the front step to wipe his brow and admire the monarchs flirting with the…
By CraigE
Read MorePerpetual Dad/Son
/… baby boy named Frederick was given to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Phineas Freelander. Mom, Emilia, realized the maternal family rumors were true when her son was six–that’s when little Freddie began going around the cabin humming…
By CraigE
Read MoreYee Haw, Siddhartha!
/… the owner of Carter’s Auto Salvage, Danny Lee Carter, spiked his wife’s and two tot’s supper Coca-Colas with crushed-up Ambien tablets, then dragged their somnolent bodies from the…
By CraigE
Read MoreParse This!
/The story of a D+ Writer
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… lifetime of stringing paragraphs together, justified ones even, and not one character—in his case represented as a fictionalized person, letter…
By CraigE
Read MoreRandy Boyle’s Rule Of 4s
/… think people suffering from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder are odd then consider the case of Randy Boyle. Going beyond the weirdness of doing everything in a…
By CraigE
Read MoreA Writer’s Curse?
/…professor’s unabashed praise of Calvin’s “exceptionally florid storytelling style” compelled him to make the life and career-changing decision to go big time. He was sure that with his diploma in hand, and the polished talent it took to earn it, he would be a LaLaLand A-Lister in no time; besides, with the...
By CraigE
Read MoreJoe Ferguson’s Magic...
/…n debt Iowa farmer Joe Ferguson loved his firearms—had a custom made oak cabinet full of the pampered killers of various calibers and an arsenal of ammunition…
By: CraigE
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