Moon Mission
Corporal Maxwell had progressed faster than Space Force Sergeant Jackson had anticipated. In a few short months, he had already logged...
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Michael Fryd
Apr 28, 20239 min read
Willow
I’ve lived five years next door to Ira Schwartz, but we never exchanged more than a brief hello. I stopped in to check on him a few...
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Krin Van Tatenhove
Mar 30, 202319 min read
Baby Bridget's Ashes
Adrian Reynosa awaited his final appointment of the day. He was weary of urine tests, paperwork, perfunctory questions with equally...
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Doug Dalglish
Feb 28, 202322 min read
How It All Ends
(Note: occasionally, Story Sanctum will publish the first chapters of upcoming novels. Here is one from writer Doug Dalglish) Justo The...
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Pieter Van Tatenhove
Jan 15, 202314 min read
Where Can I Flee?
1 It was a cool fall evening, the sky gray and the air still. I tied the goldenrod with a blue ribbon and held it in my hand as I walked,...
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Shawn Casselberry
Dec 21, 20228 min read
The Gospel According to Helga
Helga, a hard working waitress, has a lot to teach us about the true meaning of the holidays.
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Krin Van Tatenhove
Nov 16, 202216 min read
The Rounds
Henry opened his eyes to sunrise slanting beneath the overpass. Summer humidity clung to his skin like wet cotton. From the distance,...
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Shawn Casselberry
Oct 31, 20224 min read
Intersection
6:00 AM Ryan had finally tired of waking up in an empty bed. Grief had run its rollercoaster course over the last five years, and his...
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Shawn Casselberry
Sep 5, 20228 min read
The Time Teller
Zoe never dreamed of working as a time teller. It was a hard job to get in the best of economies, in a recession it was nearly...
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Shawn Casselberry
Jul 7, 20227 min read
Dog God
When Sarah’s beloved chocolate lab Sadie began acting strange, she took her to the vet. “What seems to be the problem?” asked Lance, a...
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Shawn Casselberry
Jun 2, 20225 min read
Shell
Maddie was a widow who lived by the beach. Every morning and evening she walked along the shore remembering her husband David and their...
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Simeon Klepac
May 6, 202219 min read
THE GLORIOUS FUNERAL OF FRANK GILLESPIE
BY SIMEON KLEPAC MOVEMENT I: TRAGEDY “Out of ink.” The coroner clicked his pen fruitlessly. “Here.” Washburton, a round faced man in a...
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Shawn Casselberry
Apr 6, 20226 min read
The Greater Miracle
The neighbors thought it was a publicity stunt at first, a tactic to get media attention or fund a new wing on the church building. Even...
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