Vic was just another old guy, but he knew that he had an appointment to play backgammon with God every Tuesday in the park. Vic brought the popcorn, and God brought the iced tea.

A short prayer before I go

When the enemy is your own dark side, do you ever really win the battle to become good?

Sometimes, organized religion is the biggest obstacle to finding your way to God.

Naming the baby ties generations together, creating an unbroken chain of life. Sometimes, this quaint tradition reveals how deep this connection really is.

Politics can be told as poetry, and the Jews’ history is a saga.

A young girl embarks on an arduous journey to join a mountaintop community, drawn by their unique customs. She is rebuffed, locked outside the gates, told that she may only enter after a long process.

Sometimes, the greatest gift is to allow someone else to give.

My brother left this world this week. But can you ever really be separated from someone whose body was grown from the same seed as yours and whose soul was lit from the same candle?

How can you defeat the enemy when he is you? Can you kill your own past, the ‘you’ that sinned?

When an earthly court decides to overturn a judgment from heaven and help a friend find his soulmate, there may be a heavy price to pay.

A drug-fueled ride in search of Chinese food produces prophecy and insight that I am still trying to understand, 45 years later.

When life hangs in the balance, and there is no hope, a mother takes a desperate journey in a magic car.

Sometimes, God is simply too big

For people who prefer to hear their fiction read to them.

If you enjoy my stories, would you like to see them in video or hear them in audio?

Sometimes, the greatest heroes go unnoticed and are even intentionally ignored.

This explains the titles of my website, YouTube channel, and this Substack. While the Biblical reference is apparent, the personal meaning cuts deep.

A long ride through a desert night leads to an inevitable and unwanted rendezvous where no one is who they seem.

A midnight meeting with an old friend makes me question my life choices. While joining him on the other side is tempting and probably the right decision, promises made to my wife and baby pull me back