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Short Stories

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Seashells by Melissa Martin
This is a short fictional story about a woman on the verge of suicide. Then she finds God in a person.
Pink Envelopes by Melissa Martin
This is a short fictional story about Christians and depression.
Recollections by Melissa Martin
This is a short fictional story. Residents in a nursing home are valuable people.
The Skinless Family by Melissa Martin
This is a short fictional story about discrimination and humanity.
The Courageous Five by Melissa Martin
This is a short fictional story about hope for survivors of incest.
The Finangler and the Spirit of Truth by Helen Murray
A christian struggles with what seems to be reasonable but doesn't feel right somehow.
One Good Turn by Dorene Randolph
A hairy nose twitched and whiskers flitted. The old graying mouse scurried down the rest of the old tree stump. His attitude obviously put off by the cat whose paw tossed a can up and about.
Well I'll be darned, there's something in that there can.
Speechless by louis gander
I was a bit bewildered
with all that had occurred,
for Suzy, held securely,
had never said a word.
The Old Woman in the Shoe by Melissa Martin
Mabel sets frozen to the car seat. It was rare to see her speechless. This is a short fictional story.
The Color of God by Melissa Martin
"Jill, what color is God? The kids at school say he's white." This is a short fictional story.
Last Dance by Donald Mehl
A curtain of the world's stage opened to reveal an actor clothed from stem to tip in hues of multi-color fall brilliance. He was about to begin a one-time dance performance with grace and beauty.
The Magic Number by Jae Blakney
She pulled her cargo pants out of the bottom of her drawer and put them on. She had made them herself. They didn't sell good work clothes for kids in the stores, and even if they had, she wouldn't have been able to afford them. People under fourteen weren't allowed to get jobs. Mowing lawns was outlawed as too dangerous for young people, and even lemonade stands were no longer allowed, as they involved talking to strangers and preparing food in an unlicensed facility.
Cradlesmash by Jae Blakney
The sculptor made a ball of mud, injected it with magma and covered it in mist.

He poured in place the pools of cool and soothing blue.

He formed the fields of cold, white pillow.

He painted the surface of the mud with succulent cushions of many-colored green.

Then he crafted tiny, fleshy things and placed them on the ball of mudgently, as they were very delicate.
The Dancing-Huts by Jae Blakney
A soft and summery hum was the bumblebee's song of praise. The iris worshiped in blue and yellow silence. Together they danced before the Light. And they were not the only dancers. The whole meadow was alive with other bees on other blooms, with waving grass and laughing brook, with bluebirds and rabbits and lambs and little children.
Henry's Heart Was An Egg by Debra Burgess
From birth he'd been taught to carefully protect his egg. One day Henry heard singing and his egg began to vibrate with the beautiful sound.
The Great Pretender by Debra Burgess
Taking strides toward the stage in her floppy red shoes, she knew it was time to make them laugh. She felt like the great pretender.
Marionette by Jan Ackerson
A young woman deals with the rituals of OCD.
Brilliant Plan, Mr. Domingo by Jan Ackerson
A greedy businessman devises a plan to get even wealthier and to cheat death. Do you think he'll succeed?
Afraid of Everything But Dinosaurs by Jan Ackerson
A little boy wrestles with fears, but his compassionate parents help to soothe all his worries.
Almost Missed It by Jan Ackerson
A non-believer thinks she has missed the Rapture. Has she?
Seriously, Mrs. Kensington? by Jan Ackerson
A teenage girl has to give an impromptu speech on Africa, and ends up giving us a lesson in tolerance--but not how you'd expect.
Where Are You Now, Kim Chin Wook? by Jan Ackerson
A woman remembers the Korean child that her parents sponsored when she was a young girl.
Smitten by Jan Ackerson
Centuries ago, the golem was created to rescue the Jews of Prague from persecution. This is the story of what the golem did on his 'time off'.
Swept Into Shadows by Jan Ackerson
An Indian woman offers her hair to one of her gods, not realizing what an empty and meaningless sacrifice it is.
Illapa Dances Behind My Eyes by Jan Ackerson
An academic in South America suffers terrible--both from a headache, and from his belief that the natives are primitive. The grace of one Christian woman makes him reconsider the issue of faith.
Stolen by Jan Ackerson
An Australian child is stolen from her home to work as a servant in the home of a whilte family. But another servant there tells her the good news of Jesus.
Like Maple Sugar Candy by Jan Ackerson
A 103-year woman remembers her life, spanning most of the twentieth century.
Accidentally On Purpose by Jan Ackerson
At Christmas, an estranged couple find hope for reconciliation.
What Jasmine Saw by Jan Ackerson
In this science fiction romance, a young woman goes "home to the future" for Christmas, and sees her future self.Then she decides to do what she can to make that future happen.
God Unties My Shoe by Jan Ackerson
A suburban housewife avoids her difficult and disabled neighbor on her morning jogs. When she hears the neighbor calling for help one morning, God teaches her a lesson in compassion.

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