on faith
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A Wall.
This is it. This is the test you’ve been working towards your whole life. I skim the edge of the paper with the end of my finger tip. The epidermis of the…
Pixie Dust
“Follow me,” whispered the faerie in a melodic tune. “But daddy won’t let me leave,” replied Leona. The little grey faerie crossed her arms and flew closer to…
A Second Look
Ezequiel had been ready, since 6 a.m., since yesterday.The news had not been a shocked to him, yet there were so many questions left to be answered. Why Tyler…
The Unjust Gavel
“I am power.” Said the Lord. “I am the creator and the saviour. I am the object of your worship and your devotion. And you will only rejoice in me.” Kenji…
Dawn
The screaming had stopped at last. The Land Before the Forest was nothing but a black skeleton of charred, wooden bones still smoking in the pre-dawn half…
Faith
“This isn’t fair! A choice between... this... and death is no choice at all!” I screamed at her. “If you didn’t want this, your body would have rejected the…
Prayer
When he woke up, he found himself sweating bullets. Thinking about everything he had been going through. The room began spinning and Arash began to feel hot…
Crossroads
He weighed the two documents against each other. More than two thousand years with all their thickness in his left hand, and a mere three hundred in the right…
Faith
For every wrinkle on my face, And every twinkle in my eyes, I like to sprinkle on the faith, But religions are full of lies.
In the First Inning
God loves baseball. The Almighty has never missed a game, and not just Major Leaguers like the Yankees, Giants or even the Cubs. God has seen tee ball, little…
Fast Flash
At the beginning, only tiny beads of rain fell onto our bare shoulders as we danced slowly in the school courtyard. You and I had both agreed that the music in…
The heavens opened
God gives us light Education tells us this From parent to child Teacher to child We question his existence As we grow older, smarter We grow more aware of…
Those Jagged Shards
I don’t really remember everything that happened that night they started. Everything is separated into jagged, cracked shards. Little bits of sounds, and…
The Phone Call
“Hello?” “Hey, Jud” He was instantly awake. “Maggs.” It was a statement, not a question. He hadn’t heard her voice in twenty years, but he recognized it in…
The Box
Imagine this scenario. Someone sets a locked box on a table and says, “This box is full of kittens.” There’s no sound coming from the box, and you call…
To Whatever End
Still now, the maiden asked, “And what would I do at this time for the cause of faith, Reverend?” “Obey your mother and your -” She turned. “Honor. I am to…