My mom hates her father. Grandfather Jack’s name might as well have been a swear word when I was growing up. Dad told me the story once, on the condition that I never tell mom I knew.
Month: May 2018
Now hiring: last three employees killed themselves
12 weeks looking for a job and things were getting desperate. I’m talking water-and-electricity-off desperate, with the landlord playing my door like a drum.
The scariest story in the world
Though the wind bellows fierce across my face like the howl of a nameless beast, though the moon twists shadows into abyssal creatures and the gates of Hell within my companion’s eyes, I am not afraid. I will be, he promises, but not yet.
The Exorcism of an Angel
There is no greater curse than the possession of a Demon, nor greater honor than the visitation of an Angel. God has blessed our home with his presence, and I am nothing but grateful for the miracle which has occurred. And yet I tremble as I write this, because through this trial we have learned one lesson most truly of all:
“His delight is not in the strength of the horse, nor his pleasure in the legs of a man, but the Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him.” Psalm 147:10-11
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Their last words: confession of a hospice worker
It takes some by surprise during the night — I think they’re the lucky ones. I think others are holding off for something — their daughter’s marriage, their grandchildren — something powerful enough to give the last grains of the hourglass weight. Others simply make up their mind that it’s time. There’s one man in particular I remember who hadn’t moved a muscle for a day. Several of us at the hospice thought he was already gone a half-dozen times, but then all at once he stood up. He carefully put on his suit, tied his tie, fastened his shoes, and then laid back down. He was dead within the hour.