Latest publication By Hidayat Adams
500
An anthology of short stories
This unique collection of short stories offers tales each exactly 500 words in length.
Discover the steel in meek Rose, journey into the Afterlife and back, fight alongside a young soldier on an alien planet, face the end of the world at the side of an Avenging Angel, share in the sorrow of losing a child…
Each tale will inspire, excite and entertain you!
Author
Hidayat Adams
Hidayat Adams was born and raised in Cape Town, South Africa in the suburb of Grassy Park. At an early age, he fell in love with reading, especially comic books and mystery novels such as The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew. His love for reading and books eventually led him to the path of becoming an English teacher, a career he feels he was born to follow. As he so often quips, “I was born to teach, as my name means ‘guidance’ or ‘instruction’.”
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The Healing
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...
The Return: Part Two
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...
The Return: Part One
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...
The Miracle
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...
Gratitude
“The woman is toxic,” thought Nancy. “She epitomizes negativity, and she’s an energy vampire,” Nancy told herself when she spotted Elizabeth walking towards her. Elizabeth’s gait tended towards a march rather than a walk; Nancy prepared herself for another mental...
Brother Mine
Ryan loved his six-year-old brother Regan very much, like only a little brother can love a Big Brother. Although he was only four years old, Ryan already had the personality of a teenager. A fourteen-year-old, to be exact. This meant that he could be sweetly adorable...
Slaver’s Youth – A tale about Belac…
This story is about how Belac escaped from the slavers. It will feature in Part Two of the Legend of the Hunter entitled Belac and the Staff of Power. Since Belac had been captured four years ago by the slavers, his body had packed on the muscles with a vengeance. He...
The Question
“It’s located at the top of the staircase, the first room on your left, Sir,” the secretary directed the new English teacher at the boys’ school. She offered to accompany him, but he assured her he would be fine. Junaid was far too excited to be nervous about teaching...
The Crunch
Disclaimer: The following story is in no way intended to mock any person or body shape. It is meant for entertainment purposes only. To say that Kenneth was short would be an understatement. A pony is short. A donkey is on the short side. Even a Great Dane can be...
The Visitor
It was the sound that awoke Dustin from his slumber. The noise was barely above a whisper, but it was unfamiliar, one that was not part of the usual night sounds of the darkened flat. It was not the soft hiss of the refrigerator running through its cycle, nor the loud...