Short Stories

LIFE WITHOUT YOU

AS PUBLISHED IN HEMLOCK MAGAZINE LIFE WITHOUT YOU By Alan N Webber I’m seated graveside at a cemetery in Southlake Texas. Our minister is providing the committal services for my wife of the past 54…

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A NIGHT TO SHINE

A WORTHY CAUSE BY THE TIM TEBOW FOUNDATION AND YOUR LOCAL CHURCH. The wife and I are blessed to spend time going back and forth between Arizona and Illinois. We attend churches in both locales…

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SO LONG TO NAMES OF MY YOUTH

Every year media publications run recaps of celebrities that passed away the previous year. I’ve always found those lists informative and am usually saddened by the loss of certain people as they had an…

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BAH HUMBUG, IT’S A CHRISTMAS CAROL STORY

Nearly everybody knows A Christmas Story was written by Charles Dickens. And most know of the story having watched any of the fifty-seven adaptations on television. My personal favorite is the 1951 version  with Alastair…

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KINGS & SOLDIERS – THE STORY OF THE NUTCRACKER

Christmas is coming and with it the return of the nutcracker. I love seeing the little wooden versions of soldiers and kings come out to remind us of the impending Christmas season. Come to find…

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IT’S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR!

It’s that time of year and I’m giddy. No, I’m not talking about Thanksgiving or Christmas, it’s something more appealing to this old Chebanse boy. It’s time for football game between my beloved boys in…

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MEET US IN SEDONA

Ever been to Sedona Arizona? If not, you would do well to put it on your bucket list. The place is spectacular. We go every year and are always amazed by what we see that…

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ARCHIE MEETS JACK AT HALLOWEEN

It was a dark and windy Halloween night, just about the time when curfew was chasing all’s the little kids back inside when my doorbell rang. I’d already put away the candy bowl as it…

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PAUL & KRIS

“Hello, American This is Paul Harvey! Stand byyy for newwws!” I loved to listen to the Paul Harvey show every day at noon. He’d report the news in an interesting way, and in a conservative…

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TALES FROM THE GOLF COURSE

A bunch of golfers and hackers recently went on our annual pilgrimage to the Sandy Pines Golf Club in DeMotte Indiana. If you’ve never played there, check out the spectacular sixth hole. It’s nothing short…

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