Category Archives: Fiction

Looking For Life After Loss-Chapter Three

Posted on October 10, 2025 by richrockwood

The next day was another rainy one. His windshield wipers had to be on the fastest setting. He parked in the four story structure a block away. Grabbing his umbrella he quickly made his way to a travel agency named … Continue reading →

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Looking for Life After Loss

Posted on September 23, 2025 by richrockwood

This story comes from the need to write about the loss of my wife, Inga Rockwood. An aneurysm at the base of her brain suddenly ruptured and she died in less than a minute. This story, is drawn from my … Continue reading →

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Just for Fun: The Mouse Boy

Posted on March 31, 2025 by richrockwood

The boy was tiny as a mouse and easily spooked at night.  So, in that darkness, he awoke with a scream after hearing the crash.  What was that? He scampered to the door and looked through the crack at the … Continue reading →

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A Christmas Fable

Posted on December 4, 2024 by richrockwood

I just Might Believe in Santa Claus Again. Something happened to me this year that may cause me to believe in Santa Claus again. It all started one afternoon this month.  I was walking into my pharmacy when I saw … Continue reading →

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The Loss of His Wife

Posted on August 29, 2019 by richrockwood

The Bible is filled with many stories of ordinary people struggling with the challenges of life.  Sometimes they are manageable and people get through using their wits and abilities.  Other times, the challenges are like arrows that stab, exhaust and … Continue reading →

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A Tease of Your Imagination

Posted on January 14, 2017 by richrockwood

Dear reader, whomever you are, thank you for stopping by.  For my blog today I wanted to tease your imagination away from whatever you are doing to a place in the (perhaps) not too distant future.  Even with the technological … Continue reading →

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The Power of Words

Posted on November 21, 2016 by richrockwood

The Potency of Words Have you ever contemplated the power of words? Words, ranging from a description of the wildest fantasy to the most complicated fact or idea, create thoughts and pictures in our brains, in ways I do not understand. … Continue reading →

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If Jesus Were a Contemporary Writer

Posted on May 29, 2013 by richrockwood

While my wife was reading the story of the Prodigal Son to me, I was struck by the powerful dialogue, the structure, and the twist at the end.  Granted it was only a parable, the impact was still stunning.  This … Continue reading →

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