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Story Excerpt: Eyes Wide Opened (David C. Russell)

Hello Grafted In Readers, Today is Monday, Sept. 23, 2024 in my corner of blog-land. I am happy to see a build-up in visitors to our blog, Grafted In And On The Journey. Thank you for stopping by and if this is your first time, indeed welcome! I am avocationally a writer who enjoys creating short stories. It has been my pleasure to be featured in the periodical "New Authors Journal for the past few quarterly issues. You may find this title at Amazon.com in print, for sale across North America. Google, "New Authors Journal, Amazon, Fall 2024.". This story excerpt is part one and is about a gentleman, middle-aged, dealing with the loss of his wife to cancer. Part Two, to be featured in the Winter issue, is the way this man comes back to once again enjoying life as best he can. I share the story excerpt with you:   Hank Winthrop had been a widow for almost one year. At the passing of his wife of nearly twenty-eight years, name Jocelyn, There were several “almost” in his c...

Someone To Watch Over Me (American Standard Song)

Hello Grafted In Reader, How goes it today, September 19, 2024 in blog land or the world at large? This post is going to be a bit lengthy, and feature an article about The Lord (Yaweh) being our Shepherd. This article is a Hebrew Word Study exploring the meanings of Shepherd: herdsman, friend, consuming passion, maternal figure. I would like to share some exciting news on the writing front before posting the article by Heim Bentorah. - I have a story that will be in two parts featured in the Autumn issue of "New Authors Journal", available in print from Amazon.com. The story is about a fictional character whose wife succumbs to a diagnosis of cancer and the months of grief that ensue for him. The second part (featured in winter 2025 "New Authors Journal) will look at his turn-around in life a couple years later. He is consumed with passion to reach out to others in need at this point. Secondly, I am working on producing a chapbook called "From The Red Chair". T...