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Candlelight – Chapter 5 – Farmer Dell and His Daughter

The farms of Candlelight extend just beyond the town’s neighborhood boundaries.  There are farms beyond them, but they were outside of Candlelight jurisdiction.  The people living and running those farms tended to drift away from Candlelight toward the next town to the south. Once, they were part of Farm Town but through the decades, particularlyContinue reading “Candlelight – Chapter 5 – Farmer Dell and His Daughter”

Candlelight – Chapter 4 – The Grumpy Old Man

Thanksgiving Day started late for Robert Fuller as he simply lay in his king size bed in his customary position on the right side from the time his alarm sounded at 6:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m.  After he had reached out and clicked off the alarm, he rolled over and stared at the ceiling andContinue reading “Candlelight – Chapter 4 – The Grumpy Old Man”

Candlelight – Chapter 3 – Pastor Brown

Paul Brown stood looking at his bathroom mirror, shaving cream on his face with his hands leaning on the sink.  He shrugged remembering his younger self staring back at him.  He had hair, darker hair, his eyes seemed a brighter blue instead of what looked more gray than blue now.  His cheeks were thinner andContinue reading “Candlelight – Chapter 3 – Pastor Brown”

Candlelight – Chapter Two – The Newcomer

Thanksgiving arrived and Mike was standing behind the counter at the gas station early in the evening.  He let Abe, his one and only employee, time off for the holiday weekend.  Mike himself had no plans.  He had a microwave turkey dinner waiting for him at home.  He took a drink from the open dietContinue reading “Candlelight – Chapter Two – The Newcomer”

Candlelight – Chapter One – Homecoming

It had been awhile since Mike Kerls had been home to Candlelight.  He had gone to college at Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri studying and receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration.  He had been traveling around the country as a break from it all when he received the call that ledContinue reading “Candlelight – Chapter One – Homecoming”

Candlelight – Prologue – The Beginning

  Someone once told me that stories are told one of two ways; one is to begin with the end and tell the story of how it came to that end.  The other way is to start at the beginning to tell the story as it happened.  This story starts at the beginning.  It hasContinue reading “Candlelight – Prologue – The Beginning”