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I am Tom Fowler, 61 years old and live in Overland Park, KS. with my wife of 35 years, Kathy. I am retired from a 34 year career with AT&T. Please visit me at tomfowlerwritings.com for more detail on my short stories and full length novels.

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Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Tales of horror: 7 of 197

The Man Who Fell Apart Howell was puzzled. He was in shock and suffering the grief that most people would when losing a brother, but still puzzled. Joe Carruthers, his good friend, called him in London with the news, explaining that his parents were in "deep mourning" and "unable to talk about it." Howell thought this odd an...
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: A murder mystery: 3 of 59

The Ladies at Table Suspects: Ruth Hoskins The gruff one Alice Turpin The talkative one Mary Riner The sweet one Frances Stewart The thoughtful one Leona Upham The loud one Vera Waller The dead one. Part 1. Four elderly ladies sat at the dining room table in Ruth Hoskins's home. Ruth was 90 years old but still lived alone wi...
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Mystery: 6 of 111

Breakfast Time "Like another cup of coffee, dear? How about you, Betty?" Jim asked, amiably. Jim Salisbury was always unfailingly polite to his wife and daughter, even though both had caused him much grief through the years. "Yeah, thanks," Jackie answered, absentmindedly. "Me, too," Betty said, looking at her father with wa...
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: The cocktail party mystery: 1 of 18

TITLE: The Diamond Necklace Party host: Eleanor Williams Suspects: 1. Harold Duncan 2. Fiona Duncan 3. Colonel Barrow 4. Abby Grant 5. Maurice Eades Part 1. Eleanor Williams was as vain as she was rich, but also as kind-hearted as she was wealthy. She enjoyed giving frequent cocktail parties with close friends. So it was one...
Religion & Spirituality > Christianity (Other) Are Christians their own worst enemies: 1 of 15

A famous evangelist once said that he could not think of anyone more miserable than the half-hearted Christian. I believe most of us who have nurtured our faith to any degree at all will see his point clearly. Yes, we Christians are indeed often our own worst enemies. Paul the Apostle speaks of this very eloquently in Romans...
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Fantasy: 45 of 496

Mr. Smith 1. The doorbell rang and Danny cursed silently to himself. He hated to be disturbed during Monday Night Football, but this was not the first time. Reluctantly, he rose from his favorite chair and headed towards the front door. No mean effort for the portly Danny Mann. Opening the door, Danny saw a distinguished, we...
Religion & Spirituality > Self-Healing How to spot opportunity when you are blinded by crisis: 3 of 25

Taking a positive attitude in the face of adversity is a good and necessary thing, but this article will be something more than just an article on positive thinking. Here, we are going to explore several situations in which we can turn a negative situation into a positive and a crisis into an opportunity. One need not be a s...
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Revenge: 11 of 90

Middle Age Mistakes 1. Duane listened as she backed out of the driveway. He did not rise from the table to wave good-bye from the front window, as he would have done years ago. Instead, the sound of the Honda fading in the distance told him she was on her way. He would be home alone this week, a fact he had mixed emotions ab...
Religion & Spirituality > Bible Study Bible: Word of God or work of the devil?: 9 of 71

This is yet another example of how we in our time are encouraged to question everything concerning our faith. If this were not a topic for serious reflection within this forum, I would dismiss it entirely. However, most of the time challenging ourselves is a good thing, for our Lord wishes us to come to Him upon our faith an...
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Science fiction: 35 of 270

Wishful Thinking Prologue "Choose carefully what you wish for, for you will surely get it," goes an old saying. In the spring of 1989, Charles Kingham, in all of his 42 years, had never heard these words of wisdom, nor would he have thought much about them if he had. Today, he can tell you much about foolish dreams and wishf...