Category: Short Stories

As you may note, there’s a lot of different genre tales here. I have varied interests. So I write a lot of different genre short stories. If you only read one sort of genre, try something new. It might be fun!

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Henny Penny & Chicken Little

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This is a parable about talking animals and self-reliance. It is a sad tale, but it needs to be told. Neither the original Chicken Little nor the original Henny Penny had happy endings. Not all parables have happy endings. But we can learn from them. Plus, it’s not actually true, it’s just a story, a parable. Continue reading

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The Inheritance Cycle

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The fun begins quite early. But it quickly enters the realm of human reality. I don’t want to subject you to “spoilers” so I won’t say much about the plot…As I re-read this tale, I remember that the plot was the main point for me on first reading. I was astounded by the twists and turns that Paolini implements on his characters…Concerning some non-plot elements: I bring them up because I want you to understand that these books are not simple fairy tales with little else to recommend them. Continue reading

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The Fantasy Tale: An Observation

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  I love fantasy tales. This section of Always Rejoicing contains my thought on some of my favorite fantasy tales. Consider that, for most of us, the first literature we encounter is commonly called a Fairy Tale such as Cinderella. This site is about Joy. It’s about the things that point to Joy and to Heaven. Fairy Tales and Fantasy have a way of pointing to Joy. They have a way of helping us understand Heaven. That’s because Heaven is, for many, a fantasy. However, Fantasy has its roots firmly planted in Reality. There are many qualities that make a… Continue reading

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The Magic Fruit

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We know this story–or we think we do. C. S. Lewis did a much better job with “Perelandra”…but I wanted to look at the story from Adam’s viewpoint. I was surprised when I reread the story that God did not tell Eve to avoid the tree, He only told Adam. And, of course, the talking animals are my fantasy…but the Bible does tell us that the ‘snake’ did talk. Continue reading