If you love short stories, I have the perfect short story for you! I am beginning a new Segment on Jemsbooks.blog on Short Stories. I will share a little about each of the short stories in 15 different posts.
I published a short story collection, An Angel Among Us, in 2017. It is an eclectic collection of 15 short stories. I dedicated it to my friend, Anne Gillis Benedetto, who passed in January of 2017. The first story titled, An Angel Among us, is especially for her.
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I was fortunate enough to connect with Anne through social media. She and I were friends in high school and spent time together at our fifth class reunion. That was the last time we saw each other until we connected on FB. I was thrilled to see her there and connected immediately. I followed and enjoyed all her little messages written with her fabulous sense of humor even in tough times.
During her last year of life she shared the agony of losing her beloved husband a year previously and then discovering that she had stage 4 breast cancer. All she wanted to do at this point in her life was to join him. She kept writing back and forth with me and many of her friends to share her last words. Her life was beautiful with her husband and she did not want to go on. She endured great pain and suffering before being taken to her final rest. Thank God. She now resides with HIM and her beloved husband. I miss her terribly and her wonderful smile and kind heart. She always had something nice to say about everyone and quipped with her amazing wit about everything. She put a positive spin on even the negative things in life. God bless you Anne!
If you would like to read this story and her last letters to me please check out, An Angel Among Us. Anne truly was an angel! I shared this story with her in her last months and asked if I could include it in a collection and publish this title dedicated to her. She was thrilled and excited. Unfortunately she did not see the final book published. She died a month or so before I could complete it. At least she saw her story. That brought tears to my eyes then and now to know that she liked it.
Blurb:
A collection of short stories that covers several genres including romance, grief/loss, mystery, suspense, sci-fi, fantasy and paranormal. This book is dedicated to a courageous friend who passed this year. The first story is specially created for her and is the inspiration for the title of this book.
Reviews on Amazon:
March 11, 2017
Format: Kindle Edition
Michelle Clements James
A thumbs up!
March 23, 2017
Format: Kindle Edition
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My mother is a breast cancer survivor, Janice. I will read this book at some point but not just yet. I am still fragile about her illness.
Oh, Robbie, thank God she survived it. I understand fully how you must feel. 💕
It is very hard to watch someone you love suffer through the cancer treatment.
I can’t imagine how that would be. My friend was in Florida when she was dying. She never had treatment – just gave up, so she suffered greatly. Thank God she is now free of pain and suffering no more. God bless you and your mother. Wishing you both good health. 🤗 xx
What a sweet story, Janice! I am definitely checking it out.
Thank you, Amy! 🤗
Beautiful explanation of where your stories came from in this collection. You touched my heart. And great reviews here! I am adding it to my TBR list.
Thank you! 💕