by hidayat | Jan 3, 2022 | Short Stories
Bradley was gasping for breath, his lungs feeling as if they were about to burst. He cursed with feeling. “I should have kept up with my exercises. I’m running for my life, and I can’t even breathe properly!” he chided himself mentally, using the F-word freely. He had...
by hidayat | Dec 31, 2021 | Short Stories
Warrick had seen the homeless man a number of times before in the area. Usually, the vagrant would be pushing a trolley filled to overflowing with various bits of other people’s garbage, veritable treasures to him. Until that morning, that fateful morning of heavy...
by hidayat | Dec 24, 2021 | Short Stories
Father Anthony was a man of staunch faith, one who ministered to his flock with love, tolerance and kindness, but he bore a secret so burdensome that it had aged him far beyond his actual years. At fifty-six he looked like a man nearing his seventies. His hair which...
by hidayat | Dec 16, 2021 | Short Stories
I blink in confusion, feeling adrift and unanchored, like an unmanned boat bobbing aimlessly upon the mirror-still surface of a vast ocean. I gaze with unseeing eyes upon the nativity scene depicted in front of the church. CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT TONIGHT proclaims the...
by hidayat | Dec 15, 2021 | Short Stories
My mother is my hero. I would lay down my life for this woman and still consider it inadequate repayment for all the sacrifices she has made for me. She constantly amazes me with her seemingly inexhaustible energy levels, her unshakeable faith, her resolute conviction...
by hidayat | Dec 15, 2021 | Short Stories
Part One Bills were piling up like towering waves threatening a seawall. Although the seawall could withstand the crashing of the persistent waves against it for now, the cement holding the barricade together was starting to crumble. Stefan knew he had to find a way...
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