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"Awarded" Short Stories
Others have felt these deserved recognition. My gratitude goes out to them.
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It is always a little scary to submit your material to be judged by others. However, the experience can also be very rewarding. These pieces have been deemed worthy of the pretty ribbons that they sport. The fact that someone read them and thought they showed merit is reward beyond measure.
Portfolio -> "Awarded" Short Stories

Letter to my Father  [E]   2.6 KB
This is a letter to my father, written when I was older.

The Try-out  [E]   11.7 KB
Courage of a seven-year-old to make the team

The Reaper's Candy  [E]   4.9 KB
A story about bravery on a Holloween Night

Oreos and Trading Cards  [ASR]   13.8 KB
A description of how great loss can remove our passion to live.

It's Totally Out of My League  [18+]   11.6 KB
Review with a twist

The Morning Ride  [ASR]   10.2 KB
Life and nature in proper perspective

A Real Frog-Strangler  [ASR]   13.3 KB
Been there; done that; got the Tee-shirt

The Sunday School Lesson  [18+]   17.0 KB
What happens when a class of senior citizen men apply the topics of the Song of Solomon?

Please Lord, Help Me Find My Socks  [ASR]   4.9 KB
A glimpse of 36 years of marriage and my lost socks.

They Were Innocent For a Moment  [E]   10.3 KB
Years ago and just tomorrow

Encounter in the Garden  [E]   12.5 KB
A story inspired by Dr. Rowena Strickland, my professor of Christian studies.

Melodic Mistress  [ASR]   11.1 KB
Music can be an enchantress, as young Enio discovers.

The Condor's Feast  [ASR]   10.7 KB
Is it lunchtime or a kid's passtime?

The Smells of Grandma's Kitchen  [E]   3.8 KB
A reader asked, "Describe the smells refered to in your piece Memories.."

The Ride Home  [E]   9.8 KB
A granddaughter helps a grandad measure his worth

No Promise of Tomorrow  [13+]   19.0 KB
Who said money isn't everything?

The Bronze Star  [18+]   27.1 KB
The gallantry of my uncle remembered

"There You Go."  [18+]   13.0 KB
A chance encounter by the pool.

The Hickory Hill Slave House  [18+]   28.9 KB
Tale woven around a real place.

Sniper Up!  [18+]   26.2 KB
Dedicated to the snipers of our Armed Forces.

Instant Ancestors  [ASR]   10.7 KB
What can become of a box of old photographs

The Wooden Box  [E]   16.1 KB
Contents of a Wooden Box

The War Bird  [18+]   9.3 KB
History is controled by the history written before it.

Post Card Christmas  [ASR]   21.6 KB
Christmas on Death Row

A Halloween Tale  [13+]   16.0 KB
The creation of a new legend, the Legend of the Brainless Horseman of Shippley Wallow.

Blue Crayons for Debbie  [E]   10.4 KB
Inspired by a story from Debi Wharton

Footprints in the Sand  [ASR]   35.9 KB
A writer is inspired by mysterious footprints in the sand.

Last Visit  [ASR]   16.3 KB
Story about the final moments spent with an old friend

Belated Valentine  [E]   8.8 KB
When is the best time to give a Valentine?

From the Early Morning Mist  [ASR]   21.3 KB
History woven into an early morning mist.

Three Dollars and a Cup of Hot Chocolate  [E]   28.9 KB
Christmas story about a chance encounter

What'dya Mean 4.0 Stars?  [E]   6.9 KB
Struggle over a writers Ego vs. Reason

The Artificial Christmas Tree  [E]   13.4 KB
A true story of a very special Christmas tree.

Love or Passion?  [E]   5.3 KB
A love story dedicated to my wife, Linda

The Celebration  [ASR]   14.3 KB
A special gift for the fifty-fifth birthday