a sprinkle of faith

Tag: storytelling

  • Something Fishy

    Something Fishy

    A Short Story (Part Three). I asked the Uber driver to take a detour on the way home. I had hidden the sombrero in a large shrub, behind the public restrooms, and I wanted to retrieve it. I was sure that it held a clue, and I wanted it in my possession.  The hat was…

  • Déjà vu

    Déjà vu

    A Short Story (Part Two). It took forever to walk to the esplanade. Near the sea, my feet were swallowed by ravenous puddles who behaved like quicksand. Closer to the dunes, sharp rocks and shards of shell were camouflaged in the soft warm sand. It was hard to believe I’d walked on this beach the…

  • Under a Sombrero

    Under a Sombrero

    A Short Story (Part One). I didn’t date for years after William died. I was tempted, but every time I ‘seriously’ considered an invitation, nightmares of the night he was killed began to stir. Time and experience had taught me that the only way to bury those awful memories was to respectfully decline. It was…

  • A Game of…

    Cat and Mouse. I was six when I moved to Santa Fe, and I hated it. My Aunt Lupe had taken me in – for reasons unknown to me – and my mother and two older brothers remained in Mexico. I missed them terribly.  It was hard for me to make friends, due to my…

  • The World According to Q

    The Story Begins My name is Quentin, but my friends from the nest call me Q. I was named after my father’s great, great, GREAT grandfather. He came to this country from France, and now he’s hailed as a hero in our family.  As the story goes, he and his lady friend left Paris to…

  • Jazzy Jax

    -Barbershop Tales- Chapter 3 “Fly me to the moon…  let me play among the stars, And let me see what spring is like… On a-Jupiter and Mars.” Floyd was working on his supply list when he heard the pleasant voice outside, singing one of his favorite old Sinatra tunes. A tall, thin man stood at…