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To Sarah's Rescue
King David Danced
Little Polly, The Berry Picker
Just In Time
Lulu Pansy
In Our Darkness
Is That All There Is?
If A Rock Cries Out
I Hate Winter!
When He Comes Knocking
He Met Winged Assassins!
He Was Just A Simple Fisherman
My Golden Years
Online Dating
A Very Hot Toy
White Porcelain
Wilma, Betty, & Hilda
You Don't Have To
Window to the Soul
October
Trick or Treat
To Be A Pirate
An Autumn Afternoon
A Halloween Surprise
The American Dream
A Doubter No More
The Bottle Digger
The Buggy Race
My One Desire
A Bounty Hunter's Luck
Does God Get Tired?
It Takes Courage
There Were Two!!!
Whistling Through The Wind
Those Big Red Eyes
It Took A Bite!
Ranson Booker's Fight
The Last Move
September
Highway To Hell
He Missed It!
A C.E.O. Christian
A Trio Of Bunnies
I Can't Imagine
Breakfast
On A Rainy Night
How You Answer
A Single Teardrop
A Slab Of Rock
A Six-Cylinder Surprise
Taming A Bully
Taking A Shower
The Campmeeting
The Crib Visitor
Two Red Eyeballs
Auctioning Off Memories
Western Memories
Whispers
Dirty Water
Under The Bed!
August
What I Do Best
The Nighttime Visit
My Son, You Ask Me
The Bounce Of The Oblong Ball
It Can't Get Out!
Southern Comfort
To Pee Or Not To Pee
The Mighty Willow
Sister Betty's Ministry INISTRY
The Hardest Fight You'll Ever Have
Parson Wooley
Tomely Travels
Titus Cheevers
The Western Skies
A Job To Do
A Matted Knotted Mess
Truth Or Consequences
Just What I Am
Filthy Lucre
July
The Basket
We Are His
Waterways
A Forty-Below Night
Bible Journeys
When Asked To Pray
I Want To Go!
A Newborn's Name
A Make Believe Christian
Origins
Our Attorney
A Calling
Finality
June
66 Books
He Wanted To Be A Clown
Grandma's Dishes
Giddy Drunk!
She's A Beauty
Sing Praise
Spiritual Food
Unconditional Love
That Desktop Contraption
The Thingamajig
The Winter Wind
Roly Poly
Triumphant
Rejected
The Scream!
Chocolate
Terror In The South Seas
A Little Boy's Christmas
Green Achers
Little Girl Pink, Little Boy Blue
Swinging In The Breeze
The Tongue
Ice Cream Wishes
Love
On A Silent Night
Miss Millie
Mother Nature's Way
Pickle Patch Johnny
Bite Me!
Willie The Wawookie
Rainy Day Reflections
The Hitchhiker
Shoulda, Coulda, Woulda
The Overcoat
The Good Samaritan
The Matriarch
Welcome Home
She Ate It!
The Coal Miner's Tribute
A Century Too Late
Whispers In The Wind
When Little Children Pray
A Sweet Journey
Contemplation
The Sacrifice
Follicly Bare
The Flag
Eating Out
A Life's Mission
Watching The Western Sky
Sidewalk Treasures
Spring Is Here
Sometimes I Think I'm Silly
He Is There
Furniture Disease
The Earthquake
Questions For God
Six Feet Apart
One More Box
A Shattered Dream
My Mom
The Heart
Stand And Shout
The Device Of The Ages
Mary Jane
The Cat From Hell
Loneliness
In The Mist Of Time
Afraid But Willing To Die
When He Comes
Shame
Raise My Hand
Yum!
Tell Me Why
A Question In The Rain
The Scavenger
My Pet Peeve
Keeping A Promise
My Name Is.....
Tenacity
The BB Gun
The Book Of Life
The Church Bet
The Agony Of Defeat
I Hate Snow!
Only The Fathers Knows
On His Knees
The Christmas Gift
Striking A Rock
Sunday School Questions
The Lord Spoke
The Old Man's Lament
The Miracle
His Name Is The Holy Spirit
I Can See My Dad
The Unforgivable Sin
A Box Of Chocolates
Women's Meeting
The Fireside Alter Call
Part Of His Plan
A Foot At A Time
If A Day Is
Old Man Winter
The Car Wash Blower
The Day After The Rapture
A Pious Me
A Running Tally
A Cubby Hole Heart
Tomorrow
The Blessing Tree
The Meaning Of Flowers
I Was Gone
Can You Imagine?
The Baptism
The Cow Pasture Game
The Canyon
That Mighty Rushing Wind
My Bottomless Pit
Up In The Air
An Unconditional Love
America's Favorite Pastime
No Longer Lame
A Gentleman
A One Day Journey
We're In A Sorry Shape!
It Must Be Awesome
It Must Be Humbling
A Cold Winter Night
Hallowed Ground
A Daunting Task
I Awoke To Pray
Our History
On My Knees
A New Creation
What Am I
My Bigfoot Suit
Mrs. Tiddly
My Blessings Shower
When You Love Someone
Mondays
Big Red Eyes
Little Tommy Turnipseed
It's Called Street Bowling
Forgive The Unforgivable
Drink To Forget
8 Seconds
The Home Run Hit
Kerplunk!
The Letters
Heavens To Betsy
Sounds In The Night
Summertime In Indiana
Night Breezes
The Drunk
GEOCOCCYX CALIFORNIANUS
A Fourth Of July Disgrace
When God Speaks
Too Dadgum Hot!!!
Four-Legged Happiness
Come Away With Me
Creepy Crawler
Feeding A Bear
Arthur
IOUS
Snookums
I'd Like To See An Angel
When Johnny Came Marching Home
Lucretia The Chipmunk
The Death Row Saint
I Hate Garage Sales!
Duncan
Healing Hands
Exercise Class
Wilbur And The Bass
I Hate Technology!
The Cock Crowed
The Boatbuilder
Auction Fever
Methuselah
Hunters In The Night Breeze
Don't Ever –– At An Auction!
Little League Practice
Rally Around The Flag, Boys
If Love Was A ....
Compliments
Charmin
A Place Called "There"
Pastor Brown
Daddy's Hands
God's Paintbrush
The Five Hour Sermon
The King
My Get Up
Unspeakable Agony
911
Inner Sunshine
Going On Vacation
Her Hunger
The Dime
Words
Have You Ever?
Is It To Late?
My Bucket List
Heaven
If Jesus Came
A Wounded Heart
Autumn Reflections
My Grandpa
Mistakes
My Old House
Night Sounds
Old Age
Being An Idiot
Tommy Turner's Dilemma
Understanding Women?
When God's Spirit Moves
Who Had Who?
Fall In Indiana
Polly The Parrot
Election Time
National Park Geek
One Hundred And Forty Pounds
The Psychotic Rooster
The Elderly's Lament
The Gauntlet
Elections
Only In America
Life On The Farm
The Treasure Map
The World Series Hit
Being A Cowboy
White Horses
Finding True Love
Inner Thoughts
Judging
An Outhouse Assailant
Being Wanted
Where Grace Is Found
A Wishful Gift
Coal And Dust
Growing Up
It Takes A Man
Names That Hurt
The Oval Office Mouse
The Scissors And The Word
Customer Service
Fresh Oil
Opening Day
Refuge Island
Reruns
Running From A Squirrel
With My Word
A Thanksgiving To Remember
Eating Woes
Colors
If I Had To Be An Insect
My Favorite Superhero
Dealing With Pain
Floating Words
My Guardian Angel
The Coffee Cup
From Another World
Heaven's Arrivals
Christmas Time In America
Little Tinsel Angel
The Flu Shot
A Bump In The Night
Drop It Into Your Heart
Indiana Weather
Irritable And Grumpy
The Scout's Dilemma
The Hit Man
A Grumpy Old Codger
A Gentle Act Of Kindness
He Was Stuck!
Racing In The Night
God's Blessings
God's Promises
Christmas Aftermath
The Chamberpot
The Gunfighter
The Little Boy
The Dollar
The One Of A Kind Gun
What It Was Was Football
When Troubles Come
Understanding Death
Why Do We Hurt Each Other?
A Bullet's Flight
A Good Book
When The Godhead Came
Dwell On The Positive
If
Imagine
Home - A Magical Word
A Hungry Child
Answers
Bongo The Chimpanzee
Childhood Heroes
Hustle And Bustle
Names
First Car Dilemma
God In The Night Time
Lyrics Of Love
An Offered Tomb
The Hammer Fell
Just One More Week
The Day After The Rapture
The Evening Service
Now He Believes
An Upset Pastor
Little Jimmy Whistlestop
The Flower Farm
The Easy Way Out
All Kinds Of Stupid
Little Bobby's Prayer
Miracles
The One Of A Kind
The Street Corner Convert
The Spirit Realm
Two Dogs And The Blizzard
The Railroad Lock
A Boy's Lament
My Library
Scratching An Itch
Sally The Astronaut
The Mind Of Adam
Out Of The Woods
The Lamborghini
The Storm
The Thunderstorm
The Still Small Voice Of God
The Voice
A Gun Goes Off
He Lives
Helter Skelter
Missy And The Squirrel
Slippery Eel And The Turtle
Out Of Its Hole
The Teardrop
A Trait Called Humble
A War Was Raging
Crying
Darn The Luck!
Logan
A Candle Shines In The Darkness
I Had Me A Calico Cat
If Thoughts Are Worth A Penny
Little Gail Gingersnap
It Comes In A Circle
It's Just A Book
Soda Pop
When It Comes!
What Ever Happened To Imagination?
Waiting To Hear God Speak
Wannabe
A Rule To Live By
Granny's Chair
The First And Last Expedition
The Pint-Sized Cowboy
Raked Across The Nose!
Wishy Washy
Thirty Pieces Of Silver
Telling A Lie
Being A Clown
The Alphabet Soup Party
The Angry Bees
My Garden Zoo
The Dinner Party
Praise And Worship
A Drop Of Cool Water
A Vapor In Time
What Was It Like?
Surgery
Summertime In Indiana
Riding The Circuit
I Wish I Had It Back
If A Bullet Had A Brain
All It Took
Antiques Roadshow
The Cure For Packrat-Itis
The Dented Can
The Farm Alarm
The National Parks
The Penny
The Pledge
I'd Rather Be A Dog
He Was Right!
Mommy Mouse's Rebuke
No Place Like Home
A Flip-Flop Summer
A Willing Vessel
The Downhill Slide
The Love Letters
The Motel Room
The Ringing Of The Bell
Randy's Struggle
The Tasmanian Devil
The Park Bench
A Box Of Life
A Sound In My Ear
A Penny For Your Thoughts
Commercials
Cock A Doodle Doo!
Connie Clampett
By His Stripes
He Came In First
I Want To Go!
First Grade Memories
First In Line
A Disgusting Piece Of Meat!
Holy Fire
Possibilities
On My Street
On Assignment
I Can't Help But Wonder
If A Monkey
In The Name Of
I Was Gone
My Turn To Go
Oom Pah Pah!
One Size Fits All
Over The Hill
Percy
Short Stories
2023
May
39 Stripes
June
Boy's Story - The Devil Wore Feathers
Boy's Story - The Essay
Boy's Story - The Garage Sale
Boy's Story - The Paper Route
Boy's Story - The Secret Ingredient
Boy's Story - Tommy's Got A Girlfriend
Boy's Story - Watching Baby Brother
Boy's Story - What Is That Thing?
Buster Grubbs -
Caleb's Dream
Coming Home
Contemplation Haven
Corinthias & Tocanias - On Assignment
Crib Death - A Story
Dance For Me
Death Doing His Duty
Despair - Story
Ebenezer
Ethan's Salvation
Fifty Pounds Of Razor Blades
Funerals
2022
Wood And Nails
Hannah's Escape
A Knotted Tail!
She Talks!
Silas And The Grizzly
Jabez
The Garage Sale Giveaway
The Arsonist
The Wolves
The Skepticism Of Beth
The Great Redeemer
Coming Home
A Meal Denied
The Coal Miner's Lament
Wrestling Bruce
2021
The Christmas Angel Series
The Christmas Angel - Jessica
The Christmas Angel - Bobby
The Christmas Angel - Robin
The Christmas Angel - Randy
The Christmas Angel - Candy
The Christmas Angel - Riley
The Christmas Angel - Doubting Thomas
The Christmas Angel - Lost
The Christmas Angel
I Can't Take It Anymore
Ellen And Randall
The Problem With Polly
Obadiah And The Angel Of Death
Grandma's Purse
The Prom Proposal
The Coming Storm
When A Mite Became Mighty
Brandon's Calling
The Bigfoot Encounter
The Missing
Crazy George
The Hitchhiker's Dilemma
The Drunk
The Rescue
Surely Goodness And Mercy
It Is Hell!
Legions On Assignment
The Five Hour Sermon
The Life of Mary
Riders In The Mist
The Matriarch
The Hook And The Loop
It Took A Rock!
Eight Seconds of Hell
Eighteen Pounds
Arrogant Jane
The Trunk
2020
A Hungry Boy
Christmas Memories
The Nativity Scene
A Fire Truck For Christmas
Christmas
A Christmas Toy Search
The Three Sisters
D.O.G.
Jabed
Ronnie's Deal
Dianne's Vision
Lula Mae And Wilbur
Candace's Church
39 Stripes
Little Miss Molly
A Scoutmaster's Duty
Dakota
The Locker
Childhood Heroes
Gypsy Graveyard
Finding Papa
Daddy's Home
The Adventures Of Little Jimmy Alien
They Came From Outer Space
Grandma's House
God And The Church Mouse
The Prom
Night Eyes
The Treasure Hunt
A Walk In The Rain
Feeling Squeamish
The Outpouring
The Portal
2019
Rollie
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Parson Booker
McDougal's Glen
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2023
December
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May
April
March
February
January
2022
December
November
To Sarah's Rescue
King David Danced
Little Polly, The Berry Picker
Just In Time
Lulu Pansy
In Our Darkness
Is That All There Is?
If A Rock Cries Out
I Hate Winter!
When He Comes Knocking
He Met Winged Assassins!
He Was Just A Simple Fisherman
My Golden Years
Online Dating
A Very Hot Toy
White Porcelain
Wilma, Betty, & Hilda
You Don't Have To
Window to the Soul
October
Trick or Treat
To Be A Pirate
An Autumn Afternoon
A Halloween Surprise
The American Dream
A Doubter No More
The Bottle Digger
The Buggy Race
My One Desire
A Bounty Hunter's Luck
Does God Get Tired?
It Takes Courage
There Were Two!!!
Whistling Through The Wind
Those Big Red Eyes
It Took A Bite!
Ranson Booker's Fight
The Last Move
September
Highway To Hell
He Missed It!
A C.E.O. Christian
A Trio Of Bunnies
I Can't Imagine
Breakfast
On A Rainy Night
How You Answer
A Single Teardrop
A Slab Of Rock
A Six-Cylinder Surprise
Taming A Bully
Taking A Shower
The Campmeeting
The Crib Visitor
Two Red Eyeballs
Auctioning Off Memories
Western Memories
Whispers
Dirty Water
Under The Bed!
August
What I Do Best
The Nighttime Visit
My Son, You Ask Me
The Bounce Of The Oblong Ball
It Can't Get Out!
Southern Comfort
To Pee Or Not To Pee
The Mighty Willow
Sister Betty's Ministry INISTRY
The Hardest Fight You'll Ever Have
Parson Wooley
Tomely Travels
Titus Cheevers
The Western Skies
A Job To Do
A Matted Knotted Mess
Truth Or Consequences
Just What I Am
Filthy Lucre
July
The Basket
We Are His
Waterways
A Forty-Below Night
Bible Journeys
When Asked To Pray
I Want To Go!
A Newborn's Name
A Make Believe Christian
Origins
Our Attorney
A Calling
Finality
June
66 Books
He Wanted To Be A Clown
Grandma's Dishes
Giddy Drunk!
She's A Beauty
Sing Praise
Spiritual Food
Unconditional Love
That Desktop Contraption
The Thingamajig
The Winter Wind
Roly Poly
Triumphant
Rejected
The Scream!
Chocolate
Terror In The South Seas
A Little Boy's Christmas
Green Achers
Little Girl Pink, Little Boy Blue
Swinging In The Breeze
The Tongue
Ice Cream Wishes
Love
On A Silent Night
Miss Millie
Mother Nature's Way
Pickle Patch Johnny
Bite Me!
Willie The Wawookie
Rainy Day Reflections
The Hitchhiker
Shoulda, Coulda, Woulda
The Overcoat
The Good Samaritan
The Matriarch
Welcome Home
She Ate It!
The Coal Miner's Tribute
A Century Too Late
Whispers In The Wind
When Little Children Pray
A Sweet Journey
Contemplation
The Sacrifice
Follicly Bare
The Flag
Eating Out
A Life's Mission
Watching The Western Sky
Sidewalk Treasures
Spring Is Here
Sometimes I Think I'm Silly
He Is There
Furniture Disease
The Earthquake
Questions For God
Six Feet Apart
One More Box
A Shattered Dream
My Mom
The Heart
Stand And Shout
The Device Of The Ages
Mary Jane
The Cat From Hell
Loneliness
In The Mist Of Time
Afraid But Willing To Die
When He Comes
Shame
Raise My Hand
Yum!
Tell Me Why
A Question In The Rain
The Scavenger
My Pet Peeve
Keeping A Promise
My Name Is.....
Tenacity
The BB Gun
The Book Of Life
The Church Bet
The Agony Of Defeat
I Hate Snow!
Only The Fathers Knows
On His Knees
The Christmas Gift
Striking A Rock
Sunday School Questions
The Lord Spoke
The Old Man's Lament
The Miracle
His Name Is The Holy Spirit
I Can See My Dad
The Unforgivable Sin
A Box Of Chocolates
Women's Meeting
The Fireside Alter Call
Part Of His Plan
A Foot At A Time
If A Day Is
Old Man Winter
The Car Wash Blower
The Day After The Rapture
A Pious Me
A Running Tally
A Cubby Hole Heart
Tomorrow
The Blessing Tree
The Meaning Of Flowers
I Was Gone
Can You Imagine?
The Baptism
The Cow Pasture Game
The Canyon
That Mighty Rushing Wind
My Bottomless Pit
Up In The Air
An Unconditional Love
America's Favorite Pastime
No Longer Lame
A Gentleman
A One Day Journey
We're In A Sorry Shape!
It Must Be Awesome
It Must Be Humbling
A Cold Winter Night
Hallowed Ground
A Daunting Task
I Awoke To Pray
Our History
On My Knees
A New Creation
What Am I
My Bigfoot Suit
Mrs. Tiddly
My Blessings Shower
When You Love Someone
Mondays
Big Red Eyes
Little Tommy Turnipseed
It's Called Street Bowling
Forgive The Unforgivable
Drink To Forget
8 Seconds
The Home Run Hit
Kerplunk!
The Letters
Heavens To Betsy
Sounds In The Night
Summertime In Indiana
Night Breezes
The Drunk
GEOCOCCYX CALIFORNIANUS
A Fourth Of July Disgrace
When God Speaks
Too Dadgum Hot!!!
Four-Legged Happiness
Come Away With Me
Creepy Crawler
Feeding A Bear
Arthur
IOUS
Snookums
I'd Like To See An Angel
When Johnny Came Marching Home
Lucretia The Chipmunk
The Death Row Saint
I Hate Garage Sales!
Duncan
Healing Hands
Exercise Class
Wilbur And The Bass
I Hate Technology!
The Cock Crowed
The Boatbuilder
Auction Fever
Methuselah
Hunters In The Night Breeze
Don't Ever –– At An Auction!
Little League Practice
Rally Around The Flag, Boys
If Love Was A ....
Compliments
Charmin
A Place Called "There"
Pastor Brown
Daddy's Hands
God's Paintbrush
The Five Hour Sermon
The King
My Get Up
Unspeakable Agony
911
Inner Sunshine
Going On Vacation
Her Hunger
The Dime
Words
Have You Ever?
Is It To Late?
My Bucket List
Heaven
If Jesus Came
A Wounded Heart
Autumn Reflections
My Grandpa
Mistakes
My Old House
Night Sounds
Old Age
Being An Idiot
Tommy Turner's Dilemma
Understanding Women?
When God's Spirit Moves
Who Had Who?
Fall In Indiana
Polly The Parrot
Election Time
National Park Geek
One Hundred And Forty Pounds
The Psychotic Rooster
The Elderly's Lament
The Gauntlet
Elections
Only In America
Life On The Farm
The Treasure Map
The World Series Hit
Being A Cowboy
White Horses
Finding True Love
Inner Thoughts
Judging
An Outhouse Assailant
Being Wanted
Where Grace Is Found
A Wishful Gift
Coal And Dust
Growing Up
It Takes A Man
Names That Hurt
The Oval Office Mouse
The Scissors And The Word
Customer Service
Fresh Oil
Opening Day
Refuge Island
Reruns
Running From A Squirrel
With My Word
A Thanksgiving To Remember
Eating Woes
Colors
If I Had To Be An Insect
My Favorite Superhero
Dealing With Pain
Floating Words
My Guardian Angel
The Coffee Cup
From Another World
Heaven's Arrivals
Christmas Time In America
Little Tinsel Angel
The Flu Shot
A Bump In The Night
Drop It Into Your Heart
Indiana Weather
Irritable And Grumpy
The Scout's Dilemma
The Hit Man
A Grumpy Old Codger
A Gentle Act Of Kindness
He Was Stuck!
Racing In The Night
God's Blessings
God's Promises
Christmas Aftermath
The Chamberpot
The Gunfighter
The Little Boy
The Dollar
The One Of A Kind Gun
What It Was Was Football
When Troubles Come
Understanding Death
Why Do We Hurt Each Other?
A Bullet's Flight
A Good Book
When The Godhead Came
Dwell On The Positive
If
Imagine
Home - A Magical Word
A Hungry Child
Answers
Bongo The Chimpanzee
Childhood Heroes
Hustle And Bustle
Names
First Car Dilemma
God In The Night Time
Lyrics Of Love
An Offered Tomb
The Hammer Fell
Just One More Week
The Day After The Rapture
The Evening Service
Now He Believes
An Upset Pastor
Little Jimmy Whistlestop
The Flower Farm
The Easy Way Out
All Kinds Of Stupid
Little Bobby's Prayer
Miracles
The One Of A Kind
The Street Corner Convert
The Spirit Realm
Two Dogs And The Blizzard
The Railroad Lock
A Boy's Lament
My Library
Scratching An Itch
Sally The Astronaut
The Mind Of Adam
Out Of The Woods
The Lamborghini
The Storm
The Thunderstorm
The Still Small Voice Of God
The Voice
A Gun Goes Off
He Lives
Helter Skelter
Missy And The Squirrel
Slippery Eel And The Turtle
Out Of Its Hole
The Teardrop
A Trait Called Humble
A War Was Raging
Crying
Darn The Luck!
Logan
A Candle Shines In The Darkness
I Had Me A Calico Cat
If Thoughts Are Worth A Penny
Little Gail Gingersnap
It Comes In A Circle
It's Just A Book
Soda Pop
When It Comes!
What Ever Happened To Imagination?
Waiting To Hear God Speak
Wannabe
A Rule To Live By
Granny's Chair
The First And Last Expedition
The Pint-Sized Cowboy
Raked Across The Nose!
Wishy Washy
Thirty Pieces Of Silver
Telling A Lie
Being A Clown
The Alphabet Soup Party
The Angry Bees
My Garden Zoo
The Dinner Party
Praise And Worship
A Drop Of Cool Water
A Vapor In Time
What Was It Like?
Surgery
Summertime In Indiana
Riding The Circuit
I Wish I Had It Back
If A Bullet Had A Brain
All It Took
Antiques Roadshow
The Cure For Packrat-Itis
The Dented Can
The Farm Alarm
The National Parks
The Penny
The Pledge
I'd Rather Be A Dog
He Was Right!
Mommy Mouse's Rebuke
No Place Like Home
A Flip-Flop Summer
A Willing Vessel
The Downhill Slide
The Love Letters
The Motel Room
The Ringing Of The Bell
Randy's Struggle
The Tasmanian Devil
The Park Bench
A Box Of Life
A Sound In My Ear
A Penny For Your Thoughts
Commercials
Cock A Doodle Doo!
Connie Clampett
By His Stripes
He Came In First
I Want To Go!
First Grade Memories
First In Line
A Disgusting Piece Of Meat!
Holy Fire
Possibilities
On My Street
On Assignment
I Can't Help But Wonder
If A Monkey
In The Name Of
I Was Gone
My Turn To Go
Oom Pah Pah!
One Size Fits All
Over The Hill
Percy
Short Stories
2023
May
39 Stripes
June
Boy's Story - The Devil Wore Feathers
Boy's Story - The Essay
Boy's Story - The Garage Sale
Boy's Story - The Paper Route
Boy's Story - The Secret Ingredient
Boy's Story - Tommy's Got A Girlfriend
Boy's Story - Watching Baby Brother
Boy's Story - What Is That Thing?
Buster Grubbs -
Caleb's Dream
Coming Home
Contemplation Haven
Corinthias & Tocanias - On Assignment
Crib Death - A Story
Dance For Me
Death Doing His Duty
Despair - Story
Ebenezer
Ethan's Salvation
Fifty Pounds Of Razor Blades
Funerals
2022
Wood And Nails
Hannah's Escape
A Knotted Tail!
She Talks!
Silas And The Grizzly
Jabez
The Garage Sale Giveaway
The Arsonist
The Wolves
The Skepticism Of Beth
The Great Redeemer
Coming Home
A Meal Denied
The Coal Miner's Lament
Wrestling Bruce
2021
The Christmas Angel Series
The Christmas Angel - Jessica
The Christmas Angel - Bobby
The Christmas Angel - Robin
The Christmas Angel - Randy
The Christmas Angel - Candy
The Christmas Angel - Riley
The Christmas Angel - Doubting Thomas
The Christmas Angel - Lost
The Christmas Angel
I Can't Take It Anymore
Ellen And Randall
The Problem With Polly
Obadiah And The Angel Of Death
Grandma's Purse
The Prom Proposal
The Coming Storm
When A Mite Became Mighty
Brandon's Calling
The Bigfoot Encounter
The Missing
Crazy George
The Hitchhiker's Dilemma
The Drunk
The Rescue
Surely Goodness And Mercy
It Is Hell!
Legions On Assignment
The Five Hour Sermon
The Life of Mary
Riders In The Mist
The Matriarch
The Hook And The Loop
It Took A Rock!
Eight Seconds of Hell
Eighteen Pounds
Arrogant Jane
The Trunk
2020
A Hungry Boy
Christmas Memories
The Nativity Scene
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By His Stripes
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I Can't Help But Wonder
If A Monkey
In The Name Of
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Oom Pah Pah!
One Size Fits All
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Boy's Story - The Devil Wore Feathers
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Crib Death - A Story
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2022
Wood And Nails
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A Knotted Tail!
She Talks!
Silas And The Grizzly
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Coming Home
A Meal Denied
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Wrestling Bruce
2021
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I Can't Take It Anymore
Ellen And Randall
The Problem With Polly
Obadiah And The Angel Of Death
Grandma's Purse
The Prom Proposal
The Coming Storm
When A Mite Became Mighty
Brandon's Calling
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The Missing
Crazy George
The Hitchhiker's Dilemma
The Drunk
The Rescue
Surely Goodness And Mercy
It Is Hell!
Legions On Assignment
The Five Hour Sermon
The Life of Mary
Riders In The Mist
The Matriarch
The Hook And The Loop
It Took A Rock!
Eight Seconds of Hell
Eighteen Pounds
Arrogant Jane
The Trunk
2020
A Hungry Boy
Christmas Memories
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