Breakfast Serial from Hallard Press
Quick Reads Published Every Friday for your Weekend Pleasure
Buckle Up For a Real Adventure
Every bit of this is 100% true. I’ve been very fortunate to have had some wonderful experiences on safari. Every member of my groups has returned home in one piece and somehow, strangely enough, so have I. That’s not always the situation with some of the incredible people I’ve met and befriended who live out…
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The Wrenbows
“The Wrenbows” won In2ition Magazine’s 2021 Short Story Competition, naming Barbara Rein “Short Story Writer of the Year.” The Wrenbows: A child is set adrift to escape evil. Her only protection—a flock of brilliantly plumed birds.
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De Gaulle Bladder Surgery
Humorous short story about husband and wife of forty-five years and their gall bladder surgery experience.
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If The Spots Are Getting Closer…FREEZE!
When we watch the amazing National Geographic, BBC and Discovery videos of exotic wildlife you might get the impression you just go out in a Land Rover and there they are hanging around like groupies, to be put on the big screen. Well, surprise, surprise…don’t get your hopes up or be too confident. A solitary…
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Coming Home
The military was part of the fabric of our family. My dad, my brother, and our uncles all served, mostly during World War II. Dad went on to work for the US Army, retiring in 1979 as Civilian Commander of The Frankford Arsenal in Philadelphia. I served in the USAF from 1969-1973. While we all…
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No More Typing! This Hack Turns Your Computer into a Dictating Machine!
Tired of typing? Aren’t we all! Then I have a hack for you that I use every day. You’ll never have to type again.
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The Fog Lifted
Most people call me “Ash.” Mother calls me “Ashton.” On the cover of my books, I use the name “Ash Noble Siringo.” The fog was thick in Seattle, the kind that makes you feel like you’re floating through a cloud. Pedestrians with umbrellas bumping crowded the sidewalks. I pulled my hood snugly, shivered, and stuffed…
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The New Old
The old old Live in their past Their best years are behind them Today’s too complex, too fast So, who are the New Old?
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Kangal…? What’s a Kangal?
The Kangal happens to be the national dog of Turkey and is unquestionably the best dog on the planet for a purpose that is very close to my heart. Unless you lived in Turkey and owned livestock chances are pretty good you’ve never heard of this breed.
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What If Mom Had Gone to Hollywood
Sometimes I ask myself, “What if…?” What if I’d been born in another country? What if we’d not moved to The Villages? What if Mom had accepted that invitation to go to Hollywood?
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The Saga of Elmer and Elouise
Jim, my husband, was a frustrated farmer. His biggest goal was to have a nice, tidy farm with various animals and birds running around doing what they do. We had a big house, a big barn and lots of fenced pasture. But Jim, a construction manager on a huge power project, was always short on…
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It’s Not a Safari Without Simba
ALL of Africa (54 different countries!) isn’t home to lion these days, but in sub-Sahara countries, especially East Africa and South Africa, you’ll still find them, although they will generally be in national parks and on preserves.
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Don’t Ask Me to Find You a Babysitter
Good babysitters are hard to find. I remember the days I struggled to find a babysitter. Then when I did find one, there were issues. Not little issues, BIG issues.
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Do You Believe in Santa?
Short story about believing in Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy.
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I’m Sorry Son
Moving story of a father apologizing to his son for the unintended consequences of his divorce.
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Target Practice
Imagine! A kid walks through the middle of town with a rifle slung over his shoulder and no one even notices. That was then and this is now!
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Don’t Mess With Dumbo
Baby African elephant charges a small boat near safari camp, Muchenje, located just off the Chobe River in Botswana. This the only place in the world where 4 countries meet. Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Namibia form the world’s only ‘quadrapoint’.
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Your Legacy
The largest wealth of this world lies six feet under
Each of us has a story. I’m asking each of you to sit down and write a letter about your life that you can share with your family and friends. Then, if you are brave enough, send it to me.
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Christmas 1944
Short story excerpted from New England Christmas Sampler by Steve Burt. Christmas Eve 1944, a lone soldier, a barn and a baby.
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Wow Mike….you really bring your stories life and excitement. Keep writing my friend. These stories will be read and read for many years to come.