God doesn’t call the qualified, God qualifies the called Most of the mourners had left the grave side. The heat of a southern sun made it uncomfortable to linger outside for long. They would gather for sweet tea and refreshments at the widow’s house, another southern tradition. With his head down, his eyes fixed on … Continue reading Prodigal Preacher
There’s no right way to do the wrong thing. *****WARNING****** POSSIBLE TRIGGER ALERT All his life had been in preparation for this moment. From the first time he picked up a BB gun, at the time nearly as big as he was, he’d had an inclination and proclivity for firearms and how to use them. … Continue reading Serial Sniper
Temptation turns to triumph It would be the first Thanksgiving she’d ever spent alone. As much as she prayed and hoped, it seemed her son, deployed overseas, would not be able to be here. Her daughter had a family of her own now and lived halfway across the country. For several days, Marian had felt … Continue reading A Thanks-giving Blessing
When everything you know is questioned, you find out where you stand and what you really believe… Something had gone terribly wrong. Things like this did not happen to people like her. It had to be some mistake. She’d been trying to tell anyone who would listen since yesterday when the whole nightmare started but … Continue reading Rebel Rising
Prologue Crisis plagues the remains of what was once the greatest nation on earth. For over one hundred and fifty years, the United States had been a beacon of power, prosperity and peace; but when a select group of intellectuals spear-headed a movement to strip the halls of academia, the processes of the judiciary … Continue reading FIREforce – prologue to the novel
Every part of her body ached. There had been too many men today. She knew protesting was useless. Either she would be denied food, beaten or worse and she had the scars to prove it. Climbing, no crawling really, on to the pallet where she was not only forced to entertain customers but … Continue reading A Pearl of Great Price
His heart racing, he turned from the broad alley into a narrower one, glancing behind every few paces to assure he was not being followed as he raced ahead. He pulled his robe tighter around him, though the air was still and the night not chilly. Thankful that there weren’t many about to take … Continue reading Chasing a Shadow
Sometimes when the fighting is over, the battle has just begun All he could see were broken bodies around him, but his eyes searched for only one. To his left, the flaming Humvee was on its side, wheels still spinning. It was difficult to see through the cloud created by the smoke. He had to … Continue reading The Soldier’s Salvation
Fear is a prison. You can be free. The Taking I hate the library. The air is still and almost stifling because there’s hardly ever anyone in it and even less movement. Overhead the fluorescent lights are muted, an attempt to create a comfortable calm and peacefulness, I suppose, but at night it’s just a … Continue reading The Torturer
You’re never too dead for a resurrection… It’s never too late for a new beginning Out on the beach, angry waves rolled and crashed against the outcropping rocks that stood stalwart against the assault. Charging the sand, they lashed at it, licking savagely but unable to get past the shoreline. Overhead, the dark clouds threatened … Continue reading A Cry Before Drowning
Lisa Greco Filali 