Ma/Fa Stories

Harold and Mary Lou, married for over 60 years, relive moments from their past. This is a departure from the typical Reverend story, but is still a sermon worth telling.

Think of a 3-year-old baby girl who survives the freezing cold when her white parents do not. Think of a boy whose parents were killed, who runs away, thinking the killers will soon be hunting him. They meet when the girl is ten, and he is 15, him thinking she is Indian like the squaw who raised her. It's a time of tepees, ranches, outlaws, farmers and railroads, Indian wars and reservations. Also, think of a time of bank robbers, cheap land, new machines, small towns, and too few women.

Ed Hanson screws up a private detective job and helps a minister's daughter out of a jam. He stumbles onto a corrupt city administration. / (Reviews)

A story in the Memoirs Of A Young Victorian Lady Universe
A young and beautiful orphan finds her way from London to her last remaining family in America. / (Reviews)

I wrote this at the request of a friend of mine. This story is about her fantasy encounter with Hugh Jackman while being stuck in an elevator.
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Socially awkward Jesse, never imagined he would ever talk to a girl, much less go on a date with one. Imagine his surprise when he finds himself smitten by a divinely beautiful girl named Maia who happens to be the material Avatar of the Earth Goddess Gaia. Their budding romance quickly kindles into a magical relationship born of each others dependence upon the other. Let the miracles commence!

A burned-out executive quits his job and heads west seeking a new life.

Bob Tanner invited his daughter Judith to come to the Super Bowl, because his team was in it. She was allowed to bring four other girls with her from the parochial school she attended. Of course a chaperone was required, and the novice known as Sister Francine was selected for that job. She had much worldly knowledge, after all, and would be most aware of the snares the girls might be tempted with. So five girls and a novice headed off for the game. What could possibly go wrong?

Coming of Age. Dean and his friends are board game players. None of them ever expected that gaming could lead to meeting girls, and to romance. Dean never expected his best friend's sister to be interested in him.