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    Inspirational Stories: Set 2
    Inspirational Stories: Set 2
    Inspirational Stories: Set 2
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    Inspirational Stories: Set 2

    By Paula Freda

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    (A Second Set of Inspirational Short Stories ... Rated "G" for General Audiences) ...

    The Good People ...
    A Cup of Humanity ...
    A Mortal Man (Shannon & the Angel) ...
    The Intangible ...
    The Lord's Canine

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPaula Freda
    Release dateJun 25, 2009
    ISBN9781452374390
    Inspirational Stories: Set 2
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    Paula Freda

    About the AuthorDorothy Paula Freda, is also known under her pen names Paula Freda and Marianne Dora Rose. Herbooks range from Fiction and Non-fiction Adventure, Romance, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Poetry, Articles, Essays and How-to-Write Instructional complete with Lessons and optional assignments.Homemaker, mother of two grown sons, and former off-the-desk publisher of a family-oriented print small press, (1984 thru 1999), The Pink Chameleon, that she now publishes on line, Paula was raised by her grandmother and mother, and has been writing for as long as she can remember. Even before she could set pencil to paper, she would spin her stories in the recording booths in the Brooklyn Coney Island Arcades for a quarter per 3-minute record. She states, "I love the English language, love words and seeing them on display, typed and alive. A romantic at heart, I write simply and emotionally. One of my former editors kindly described my work, '...her pieces are always deep, gentle and refreshing....'" Paula further states, "My stories are sensitive, deeply emotional, sensual when appropriate, yet non-graphic, family fare, pageturners. My hope is that my writing will bring entertainment and uplift the human spirit, bring a smile to your face and your soul, and leave you filled with a generous amount of hope."

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      Inspirational Stories - Paula Freda

      Inspirational Stories - Set 2

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyrights 1980 - 2009 - 2011

      by Dorothy Paula Freda

      (Pseudonym - Paula Freda)

      Bookcover - licensed photo - istockphoto.com

      All rights reserved.

      Inspirational Stories - Set 2

      The Good People

      A Cup of Humanity

      A Mortal Man (Shannon & the Angel)

      The Intangible

      The Lord's Canine

      The Good People

      by Paula Freda

      (In a world where greed often overshadows kindness,

      here is a story to touch any hardened soul.)

      She was ancient, her eyes shrunken, and barely open. Dr. Thomas Kierney wondered how long since she had last eaten. Her wrist, which he held to feel her pulse, was only slightly thicker than the tubing of safety bed rail he had just lowered to examine his new patient.

      Very weak, he thought, letting go of the wrist gently, almost afraid he would break it, so fragile was it. Over the years, he had treated many of the emaciated homeless brought in.

      A croaky whisper, like leaves crunching underfoot. The patient. Dr. Kierney bent to listen.

      The sun will warm my fingers. Ten cents in the till. Little boy tossed me a dime. I'm cold. At least I'm not hungry anymore.... Her words blurred as she drifted in and out of consciousness.

      Dr. Kierney touched her wrinkled cheek, paper thin against the bony contours. Despite the blood transfusions and the intravenous feeding, he doubted she would last the night. She was beyond the hunger contractions. The valves to her heart were worn out. Her body had accepted defeat. Soon her heart would stop.

      The room was stuffy. Outside Spring was in the throes of resurrection. Dr. Kierney opened a window. It was two in the afternoon and most of the visitors' parking spaces were filled.

      Little boy tossed me a dime, she had said. Not even enough for a cup of coffee. Hardly enough for a clump of parsley, Dr. Kierney mused. But thirty years ago, a dime had changed his life.

      It had been the same time of year, that morning thirty years ago. Dr. Kierney was ten years old. His parents originally from a small Irish town, had just applied for U.S. citizenship. His father labored as a presser in a garment factory and his mother supervised a neighborhood launderette.

      Your father brought home some chicken from the market. I'll make some soup tonight. But we need some parsley. Young Tom Kierney's mom opened her change purse that she kept safety-pinned to her skirt's waistband, took out a dime and handed it to her son as if she were handing him a small diamond. Hurry now, Tommy. Just ten cents worth of parsley.

      Tommy smiled. He loved the taste of his mother's soups. And parsley was an important ingredient, his mother often explained. He ran down the stairs and out the door of the six-family apartment house. He considered himself lucky. The apartment building was well kept and the exterminator came each month. Two families lived on each of the three floors and twice monthly, they took turns sweeping and washing the floors and stairs. He was grateful for rent-control. He often heard his parents voice that sentiment.

      He skipped down the street and finished the three block distance to the shopping area, a ten block radius encompassing a drug store, a Woolworth's, fruit and grocery marts, and some small clothing and houseware shops. His mother frequented a particular fruit and vegetable mart because its prices were the lowest on the avenue. He loved fruit and the red delicious apples the most. But they were expensive and his mother only purchased a threesome on holidays. Still Tommy could inhale the

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