The Pastor of Rush Springs is a short story by Robert E. Kearns. In a small rural town on a hot July day, some time after neon lights have become popular but before air conditioning is widely available, a newly arrived preacher holds an adoring...

An elderly man discovers an anomalous creature on the Irish moors in the jarring short story, Jeremiah Kildare and the Wolf of the Same County by Robert E. Kearns. Jeremiah Kildare lives in a state of stasis. He has lived in the county of Kildare...

An amazing discovery draws a research team to the frozen tundra out of season. It started as a normal archaeological dig but quickly turned into something more when they unearth a perfectly preserved human man. The team quickly mobilizes to document the find and to...

“One of the fresh citizens to land in Calvin was a certain Marty Kilbride. Aged thirty-five, he appeared younger and materialised at over six foot with a head of neatly combed dark brown hair with a corresponding moustache. He dressed in a suit with matching...

The Cries of Manor Lannigan is a short story by Robert Kearns. After traveling in stormy weather late one night, fatigued Reilly can’t believe his luck when he is offered food and shelter at Manor Lannigan. While dining, Lord Lannigan tells his guest a shocking...

A Place of Rest by Robert E. Kearns is the story of a man who is not happy about his current situation. Tuck is a man of habits and he hates to break them. He doesn’t like mornings, he doesn’t like the cold and he...

A young man discovers a chilling secret hidden within the grounds of the seminary he attends in the eerie paranormal short story, A Ghost for the Holy by Robert E. Kearns. Since he was eleven, Fergal Kane knew he wanted to serve humanity as a...

When the small rural town of Clover, Texas loses the one man who maintained law and order, the town seeks a replacement. The only problem is they don’t want to have to pay a salary. Darlene Nightingale points this out quite clearly. Their only recourse...

James Ditloc, who founded Ditloc Pharmaceuticals in Houston in 1979, was ready for retirement and passed the baton to his son, Bryce. Although a deep recession hit the nation, the multi-million dollar pharmaceutical company was not affected in any major way. Bryce, however, had a...

It was December and Mason's school had closed for the holidays. This was Mason's favorite time of the year, and it was going to snow soon. The family was going to visit Nana for Christmas. Nana lived in a big house, away from Dublin, and...

A Sporting Life by Robert E. Kearns is a touching short story about a young couple, Sarah and Thomas Woodford, who joined The Oregon Trail hoping to make a better life in the unfamiliar Midwest. The long, arduous journey took its toll on Thomas and...