APPLES OF GOLD

Excuse me, Sir. Visiting hours will be over soon.

The nurse standing next to me was earnest in blue. The cheery matching floral uniform top belied the antiseptic smell of chemistry and the otherwise thin line between life and death. I didn’t realize how much energy I was expending upon this decision until my feverish fingers felt the shock of cold metal as they surrounded the handle to the entrance of the patient’s room

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I was raised among a religious sect known as the Independent Fundamentals {fundamentalist for short}. While everything on this list applies to them (hey, it’s kinda like growing up Jewish or Mormon), there are some that will, like the Redneck jokes, be a laugh for everyone. Enjoy!!
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Michael is in his room with his mother. He appears nervous and she is wary that things aren’t all right with her son. Read more »

(This was a what-if exercise one of my writing teachers had me do. I know Adam and Eve never broke up!!)

ADAM AND EVE ARE IN THE GARDEN. EVE IS PACKING.

While Eve is going through things and packing, Adam is looking out the window with expectant disdain. Suddenly Eve finds the APPLE with two bites taken from it. Read more »