Boris returned the ring. Fortunately for him, he had bought it from a reputable jeweler who offered him a decent return policy. He got a full refund because it was a non-custom ring. He wished he hadn't bought the damned thing. And he wished he'd never met Cate Hardwicke. He tried not to think about …
The Next Door Neighbor
"I didn't know that you had a cat." "Yes, her name is Anya. I adopted her last year from the Feline Good Social Club." "The Feline Good Social Club? I never even knew such a place existed." "I'm thankful that it does. I understand that you and your wife will be spending Christmas in Rome." …
Lea and Marcus
Only one week had passed. Two more to go. She was there in beautiful, sunny Honolulu but she wished she were back in Seattle. More specifically, in the office where Marcus was... As she walked along the beach with the sun in her face and the gentle breeze caressing her hair, she thought of the …
Neighbor
Photo by Todd Foltz “Why are you being so nice to me?” The woman asked the black teenager as she unpacked the groceries. She had hurt her ankle in a fall and was told to rest it for a week. The girl, her neighbor, offered to assist her until she was fully recovered. She was …
Tobias and Puah Are Interrupted
"I brought you something," Puah said when she went over to Tobias' flat the following evening. She gave him something wrapped in aluminum foil. "What is it?" he asked. "A large slice of cake." His eyebrows. "Cake. Thank you. And thank your grandmother too." "My grandmother didn't make it," Puah informed him. "I did." "You …
Tobias’ Quandary
Tobias was in the bedroom getting dressed when the doorbell rang. He finished tucking his shirt in his trousers before he left his bedroom and hurried to see who it was. He sighed when he saw that it was his next door neighbor, Puah. Puah was a high-school student who lived with her maternal grandmother. …
Faith in Action
If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, and one of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit? Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, …
Sherry’s Story
I want to tell somebody but who will believe me? Who will believe that the man who uses me for a punching bag is one of New York's finest? I'm just a former exotic dancer who had the misfortune of getting hooked up with the wrong man. I guess I was flattered by the attentions …
Embittered
She sat at the window looking down at the playground where she used to go with her kids until that fateful afternoon when she was shot trying to hustle them away after learning that there was an armed suspect in the vicinity. Her fingers gripped the handles of her wheelchair as hatred welled up inside …
Being a Neighbor
Only Jesus could simplify spiritual matters in a way that anyone can understand. He summed up the Ten Commandments into two--love God and love your neighbor (Mark 12:30, 31). When a lawyer asked Jesus the question, “And who is my neighbor?” Jesus answered by telling a parable about the man who was attacked on his …
Notes to Women 