Harrison0978: Stories

Contemporary story about teenagers who experienced a beautiful, almost classic romance--far too brief--and their daughter, who will know her father only from the memories of others.

She chose God over me, that is the story in a nutshell. Years later, I still wish she had done otherwise!

Years after they met in junior high school, he remembers their brief moments together, her promise to date him when she turned 14, and the tragedy that kept her from keeping her promise.

By happenstance, a visitor to his hometown sees an obituary of a woman once his paper route customer; he goes to the funeral and is able to provide a next-of-kin the answer to a question that she thought would never be answered.

Years after he vowed to visit the grave of a lovely girl who had died much too young, and aided by unlikly friends, Kent keeps his word.

Hearing his much-younger brother rhapsodize about a blind date prompts a man in his thirties to share long-submerged memories about time spent with an incredible girl he will never forget.

Driving home from a funeral, Hal stops to get gas, sees his muffler needs attention, decides to give blood while waiting for the repairs, and meets a shy, lovely girl perhaps half his age who is making her first blood donation.

Back in his hometown after an absence of several decades to be in a bowling tournament, a teacher's son finds himself attending the funeral of a woman once one of his father's most promising pupils.

A Story in the Silent Endings - New Beginnings Universe
Rob, in his twenties and now involved with several women, but deeply in love with his wife, nevertheless feels he cannot trust her and thus they must remain apart forever. This story starts with a paragraph Just Plain Bob wrote, the rest is by me.