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After 47 years of a great relationship, courtship, and marriage, the author found himself alone. His wife had struggled with a rough fight with dementia. Suddenly, she took an unexpected turn for the worse, leaving him alone for the first time in his adult life. He was 64 at the time, but felt more like he was 40 physically and 95 emotionally.

A story of a 'space traveler' from the mind of a seven-year-old boy as it was explained to his grandfather. Moreover, it is the love story between the boy and the old man as they both learn and remember valuable lessons in life.

A man who seems to have everything suddenly loses it all and ends up homeless and unemployed in a major city. With winter setting in hard, he struggles to remain alive, but his hopes of making it back to normalcy are rapidly diminishing. Then came the night he ended up on his knees with a pistol to the back of his head.

The true story of a medic who finds himself at the site of a horrific accident involving more than a dozen victims. As the medics work to rescue the survivors, Mitch finds one man hopelessly trapped and running out of time. The medic stays with the man, and a conversation between the two begins. It all transpires over 21 minutes, but it changes the life of the medic.

This short work attempts to explain how I write using the "pantser method" to craft stories and books. I've done my best to sum it up in terms that are easy to understand. I've also included some basic writing methods that have helped me write and a technique to help you self-edit.

A story of generational abuse of a young boy who becomes a young man, first suffering abuse as a boy and then fighting the inner battle to keep from hurting those around him. Many of the events were experienced or witnessed by the author.

My real life story of a brain injury I sustained while at work back in 1981. While the day of the injury is described, it goes much deeper than the injury. At that point in time, there were few definitive medical protocols for the physical and emotional healing following a severe closed head injury. Everyone thought I was faking it until an event that was witnessed by an entire emergency room team.

A horrific car crash leads to problems for the people who scavenged the remnants of the accident scene. A small and peaceful town becomes a nightmare for those involved. This 19,000 word short story makes for a nice afternoon or evening listen!

A group of men pool their money to purchase a lot of cocaine to sell in their neighborhood. After a shaky start coming up with the cash, the man who came up with the idea begins to play a game with the profits that upsets Victor, his largest contributor. When promised payouts don't begin to show up, things begin to get a bit testy, leading one man to begin to seek other ways to get his money back. One by one, Victor seeks his revenge against the rest of the group. Slowly the gang's membership dwindles until there is only one more to find.

This is a true story, and it was the character that I have named "Ken" who told me this story. I've known him now for about 30 some years, and he really was a lifetime drunk with his career in drinking starting in his senior year in high school. The shame of it all was that he had been given a full basketball scholarship to attend one of the bigger, medium-sized colleges in Michigan. He showed up to the first summer basketball camp absolutely plastered, and they cut him and his scholarship on the spot.

Authored with the idea that too many families, especially children, are losing loved ones without a clue of what is happening and why, the author explains in story form what happens when 10-year-old Mason is told his daddy has a highly advanced lung cancer that will bring about his death in less than a week.

This is a set of three stories, all of which are true. The first one was just a pleasant childhood memory that recalled better days and memories, but the second one "The Gift" is just as true as the first. The third one "The Clock" is about a serious heart surgery I had just about Christmas time. After you listen to "A Christmas Miracle - Keep Your Eyes Open!", you'll better understand why I stress that this story is true, just as it was written. It asks for your faith in miracles and maybe, just maybe, your faith in a kind and loving God.

A young man begins to have dreams that leave him paralyzed in fear. At first, he hopes that these nightmare will just go away. He sees doctors and psychologists to no avail, as the dreams continue and things begin to get worse.

A husband writes about his romance, marriage, honeymoon, and life with the woman of his dreams. Tender moments of love and intimacy build a strong relationship that can not be torn apart by her history of sexual abuse as a child, and her slow decline into dementia and Alzheimer's. Written by the author of the February 2018 Rave Review Book Club "Book of the Month" selection, The Totally Unnecessary Death of Amanda Dawn, the listener gets to feel some of the joy, the love, the intimacy, the happiness, the pain, regret, and the sadness of this relationship over 40-plus years.

Verwayne Greenhoe starts this story at one of the lowest points of his life. He explains how to handle similar situations. Touching on subjects such as depression, grief, suicide, and anxiety for his experiences as a paramedic and an ER nurse, the author attempts to guide the listener into the calmer waters of life using situations that he has experienced. Quotes about grief and other topics are scattered throughout the story to help the listener understand that their feelings are not unique.

A little boy in a small rural town is more than he seems to be. He speaks frequently and lovingly of his 'other family' from long ago. A college friend of the mom, now a college instructor, convinces the family to allow him to 'revert' the boy back to that earlier point in time with disastrous results.

This man was a brutal killer - cold, methodical, emotionally untouched by his cruel acts. He described these murders to me much as you might recount a pleasant Sunday drive. This is not a story for the squeamish or faint of heart. I can hear him tell me how he attacked the final three victims and how he messed with their minds in their remaining minutes. I hear him a lot some nights. It has been over 35 years since I last saw him, and I still remember his last words to me: "Watch your step."