THE SHORT STORY KITCHEN | Serial Short Stories

[...] to keep her mind on the job. It was about a year since Samuel had accepted the mission from Pope Stephen, and her heart still ached from losing her true love. It was true, the Christian life is a [...]

[...] as secret as possible. It would draw quite a crowd and many questions if word spread that Pope Stephen was in The Village on the Edge of the Sea. Adrian greeted each one by their name. " [...]

[...] that few in the Village were prepared for an event as monumentally evil as the execution of Pope Stephen and his companions. When the rumors began to surface that the assassinations were guided by [...]

[...] reason, he sat on the edge of this marketplace, his life stretching ahead of him like a blank page in front of a writer, waiting for him to complete the story of Samuel. [...]

Sofia covered her ears from the shrieking of the smoke alarm in the kitchen, set off by the smoke coming from the oven. "Why do I ever try to cook any [...]

[...] was his ability to produce prize winning cookies. After spending so much time with our cookie cook, it made me think about my relationship with cookies. It goes a long way back and has had [...]

[...] , which resembled a recycled government staff car from the Soviet Union era. As soon as the patrol car approached, the driver pulled over to the curb. Carlos cautiously walked to the driver side and [...]

[...] Ian sat at a desk facing Sister Dorothy, a middle aged nun with a smile a yard wide. "You would be perfect for the shelter, Ian. [...]

[...] pile of wool over here. I finished mine and might as well take care of that, too." Maria Martina never fell behind when she had wool in front of her, but today, she just couldn't seem [...]

[...] beginning to develop a sisterly bond. Their ages were only a few years apart, and Rosa was easyAunt Maria for Maria to love, pr0bably easier than for her own sister, who had lived through many years [...]

[...] to focus on the tasks at hand. His mind had been in turmoil since the encounter with Sofia Delgado the other night at church. He had spent the entire next day trying to put her out of [...]

Last night, America died. In Deuteronomy, God gave Israel two choices. Choose righteousness and live, or choose evil and death. Last night, America ch [...]

[...] everybody into heaven. Any priest that did not agree with what he said were sent to "reeducation centers." Many simply left the church, but the Pope had no shortage of people who had more [...]