Empty seat

“Is your seat empty?” uncle Jack asked me at the kitchen table.I looked around and thought for a moment that his question was crazy.“I’m sitting in the chair; how can my seat be empty?” I replied.Uncle Jack got up from the table, went to the refrigerator, grabbed a bottle of pineapple juice, and repeated, “Billy, …

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The Unblessed

Aliyah, the fifty-three-year-old woman, walked six miles to reach Nungwi, a village located in the northern region of Zanzibar in East Africa.  When she got to the house of Andwele, the wisest man in the town, she was exhausted. “ What can I do for you?” Andwele asked his visitor after he made her comfortable …

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Watch your mouth

He was lying on the floor in the living room, drunk and half-naked. The elder son, Jeremiah, managed to cover him with a blanket. “ Why dad is always drunk? His attitude is shameful,” said Edwards, the middle son. “ Don’t say anything, and make sure you guard your heart against evil thoughts. No matter …

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