This tale is based on a short story by Ambrose Bierce who served in the Union Army as it fought its way through Tennessee and Georgia in 1864. I followed the theme and story line of Major Bierce’s story, but I rewrote it in my own words to make it shorter and more compact. In … Continue reading Killed at Resaca [Georgia]

After breakfast, the boy spent a short time in the bathroom and hurried back into the kitchen where his father was reading the paper. “Hurry, papa, I don’t won’t to miss any of the show, especially the air show. It was Saturday morning, and the man had promised his ten-year-old son he would take him … Continue reading The Horrors Of War on the Home Front

This is a true story in every imaginable detail. It starts when I ordered breakfast this morning at a Hardee’s Restaurants and ends when I shared the company of a friend while eating breakfast. However, the breakfast I ate was purchased at a different Hardee’s Restaurant than the one where I submitted my first order. … Continue reading A Hardy Breakfast With a Friend

What I relate here took place years ago in southern city where I lived for a couple of years after my discharge from the army. While there I met and became friends with a fellow, who like myself, enjoyed lollygagging, drinking beer and smoking. We also liked to shoot a friendly game of pool and … Continue reading A Bad Night at Brenda’s Tavern

James noticed the flock of doves dip down into the field of newly harvested corn, and his heart beat a little faster as he continued his drive home. He hurried into his house and changed into his hunting clothes. He grabbed his 16-guage semi-automatic shotgun and a box of #6 shells and stepped out his … Continue reading Rusty Loses a Good Friend

LOST He had been rambling through the woods for more than an hour that afternoon enjoying places he’d not been before and the way the feathery snowflakes stuck to his face. He was young and vibrant, at the age when everything is filled with wonder and delight. He would often lose himself as he explored … Continue reading Lost! A short short Short Story

Disclaimer - As you read this story, let your imagination run free, and If some of you see descriptions that remind you of familiar places and events, that’s okay. However, characters and events in the story bear no relation to real people (dead or alive) and events. Tragedy in a Small Southern Town It was … Continue reading Tragedy in a Small Southern Town

I saw a sign recently that read: “Put Christ back into Christmas.” That slogan is usually associated with a time several years ago when many individuals and businesses were spelling “Christmas as Xmas”. That practice has diminished but the erosion of real charity toward others continues, and our lack of respect and good will toward … Continue reading The Meaning of Christian Charity

Toomsboro, Georgia Methodist Church - where I have fond memories of Christmas Eve Services. Some (maybe most) Christians will argue that without Christ’s crucifixion and resurrection, Christianity would have been still born. Perhaps, but Christ’s exemplary Christian life and crystalized teachings recorded in the Bible, stand as testament to the importance of his birth and … Continue reading Christmas Means Charity to All

Friends always smile Katie Smiled     BobillKatie Smiled when we met -Looking up from the chair she sat in;Ann Landers, you love to getSweets into your column -So, put that in:Say I'm romantic,Say  I'm a fool ...By looks and brains denied,Say I'm over the Hill - but add -Katie Smiled! Investment Bobill|If my being sad … Continue reading Verse About Friendship – by Bobill