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Short Story: Hidden Opportunities

Dishes

What a mess, Julia thought as she walked into the kitchen and saw all the dishes. Then she remembered the special computerized glasses her dad had given her and told her to wear. “They’ll help you see life differently,” he’d told her. She pulled them out of her pocket and put them on. The words…

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Reading Differently

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Daniel’s heart hurt as he listened to her daughter Annabel “read” the picture book, as her “reading” reflected some sad interpretations. According to Annabel, the book was about a poor mouse who’d been abandoned by its parents and found itself trapped in a large home. Angry, the mouse ran away from the home and found…

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Short Story: Ignoring the Treasure

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If you knew there was a priceless treasure on your property, what would you do? Excitedly hunt and hunt until you found it, right? You’d likely give up whatever you had to in order to get the tools and time you needed to find that treasure. Jonah’s story, then, might sound strange, but it’s all-too-often…

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Short Story: Truth Glasses

Darkness—oppressive darkness. It was all Emma could see. No matter which way she looked, there it was staring back at her. Each path she could take led to the same thing: more darkness. What had become of light? Did it even exist anymore? Perhaps it did, somewhere. Emma knew at the end of her journey…

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Short Story: Ignoring the Lantern

Short Story: Ignoring the Lantern

The children started on their journey with a light heart. Their father had given them everything they needed to make the journey, including a lantern to light their path. There was just one problem. As odd as it might sound, the children weren’t using their lantern. They carried it with them–but they didn’t turn it…

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Short Story: Test It

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The jeweler turned the stone over and over again in his hand, rubbing it, smelling it, and examining it carefully under polarized light. He wasn’t about to buy a fake stone. Julie waited patiently. She had no idea her stone would be subjected to so many different tests! “It’s real, I tell you. I paid…

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Short Story: Enjoy the Journey

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Although Emma had told her father he could drive her wherever he chose, she seemed to be having a hard time relaxing and letting him do so. Every so often, she had actually grabbed the steering wheel, attempting to turn the car where she thought it should go. Then she’d remember and let go again,…

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