Lies and Fireflies

There was once a young girl who constantly lied about everything. She sprinkled lies into everything she said. She lived with her widowed grandma and helped her to make money by sewing clothes and selling them. As she cared for her granddaughter, the woman became aware of the child’s lying problem and no matter what … Read more

Johnny’s Last Dance: The Dead Soldier’s Waltz

Within an hour of my arrival at Fort Union, my new post, my best friend Johnny came to the barracks with a broad grin and a friendly clout on the shoulder. He’d hurried over as soon as he heard I had come, and we talked ’til sunset and beyond. As soon as Johnny mentioned Celia’s … Read more

Heavy Cadillac

A driver of a ready-mix concrete truck left for work one day in a bit of a hurry. Later in the morning he realized he had forgotten his lunch, so he decided to simply stop by his house during a delivery and pick it up. As he approached the house, he noticed a strange, new … Read more