a sprinkle of faith

Tag: fiction

  • Amazing Grace

    -Barbershop Tales- Chapter 1 “My husband’s having an affair,” Grace mumbled, her eyes fixated on the floor.  A single tear slid down her cheek as she clicked her sandals together – shaking off remnants of freshly cut hair that had managed to land between her toes. Grace was one of Floyd’s first clients and she…

  • Floyd’s Place

    -Barbershop Tales- Prologue Secrets were never safe in the town of Jagger Hills. Gossip traveled so fast that the phone lines buzzed. Tourists – who didn’t know any better – would often duck and run, believing that a swarm of bees was overhead. Then, after a while, people got tired, or hurt, or just plain angry,…

  • Eerie Speculations

    Eerie Speculations

    The Man Upstairs A Fictional Series JACK ROGERS, UNIT 104 I can’t say that I know much about the new guy upstairs, but I can tell you I don’t trust him. Stan said he’s already made the moves on Carla – which is ridiculous because he’s too damn old. Carla’s only a few years older…

  • In the Pits

    In the Pits

    The Man Upstairs A Fictional Series LARRY FERGUSON, UNIT 101 I’ll tell you one thing, this country is going to hell in a handbasket. Back in my day, folks knew right from wrong; they had morals. Now they just go about – doing whatever it is they want to do – without a care in…

  • Everything Zen

    Everything Zen

    The Man Upstairs A Fictional Series STAN PHILIPS, UNIT 103 I hear Jack’s been talking smack again. Don’t believe everything he says. I’m not high half the time – just once or twice a week, and that’s it.  Hey, a man’s gotta unwind now and then, and cannabis works for me. Everybody’s got something you…

  • The Hot Shot

    The Hot Shot

    The Man Upstairs A Fictional Series JACK ROGERS, UNIT 104 I’ve been at Fourth and Main for a year and a half now. I love living here because it’s so close to the college. Plus my parents are paying the rent, so… hey… I can’t complain.  It’s not a bad place, really. It just needs…