IV. Nevele’s Territory
When William opened his eyes again he knew two things. One, he was not in another dark closet. Far from it. He saw vibrant colors everywhere. Many he never knew existed. And two, he definitely was not home again. Not his home anyway. He sighed as he realized he was in Nevele’s territory. Now what?
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The next thing William remembered was hearing a soft voice. Like the sound of a small bird, cooing. At first, he thought it was his sister’s voice and he became a little angry. She should not be in his bedroom! But when he opened his eyes he didn’t recognize his surroundings. Mainly because it was too dark to tell where he was at. He opened his mouth and started to yell but a paw quickly covered it.
Continue readingII. The Job
William stared awkwardly at the strange creature. This was as far as his dad told him, he didn’t mention what to do after the introduction. Now could he call out for his dad?
Continue readingI. The Introduction
William is a smart boy. He knows this because he heard his mom tell her friends, “He is a smart boy.” And his dad says quite often, “You’re a rather smart fella there.” Since he trusts his parents to tell him all sorts of things, this must be true. Therefore, William is a smart boy.
Continue readingIt may not be a good sign that after every short story I write, I feel the need to explain. This is the kind of thing I would do if I had a podcast. At the moment, I don’t. So, here is the explanation or behind the scenes of my story, Samantha’s Days.
Continue reading“Welcome back listeners, you are listening to the James Jack show and as always, I am your faithful host James Jack,” the DJ smoothly announced. “We are talking today with first time author Samantha Stewart whose first book is well on its way to becoming a national best seller. How does that make you feel Sammi? Can I call you Sammi?”
“If I can call you Jimmy,” Samantha answered.
“Okay, Samantha it is,” he laughed. “What do you think of your book moving up on the list? Just this week it has climbed five spots. That has got to feel pretty good.”
Continue reading“Hey, how are you doing?” Kate asked looking at her cousin up and down.
“What? You mean since I made a fool of myself last night?” Samantha answered opening the door wider to let Kate come in. “I’m okay. I haven’t regressed back to the state you first found me in.” She looked down at her bathrobe. “It’s nighttime. I’m allowed to wear my pajamas at night.”
Kate shrugged. “It is 7:00.” She looked at Samantha and added quickly, “but a pajama evening is good for the soul.”
Continue readingSamantha opened her front door and looked up at Kate. “Why do you tall people insist on wearing heels? Heels should only be for us short people.”
“Ah,” Kate smiled and patted her cousin’s head. Her nose scrunched up.
“Relax, I just burned dinner.” Samantha said noticing Kate’s face expression. “The smell is not back.”
“Good to know,” Kate said walking into the house and doing a quick glance. Everything still seemed to be in order like when she left a week ago.
Continue readingSamantha could hear a faint knocking. She wasn’t sure if it was part of her dream or an actual knocking. Again, the knocking. She forced her left eye to open and then her right.
Knock, knock.
It must be real. She groaned. Who would have the audacity to come and visit? Don’t they know she is wallowing?
Knock, knock.
Continue readingThis was the best day of her life!
Samantha rolled over to turn off her alarm. She had been awake for thirty minutes just waiting for the alarm to go off so that she could start her day. While getting ready she couldn’t keep the smile from off her face. Things were going her way. She was winning, actually winning, in this game called life. It was just like she wrote in her book – releasing today – if you will it, it will work.
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