http://slow.writerscafe.org/jcbethcjsmama The original writings of author A. Elizabeth Herting en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776026341 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 The first chapter of a novel http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/jcbethcjsmama/1830983/ BlackJack didn’t mean to kill the old man. It really was an accident oftime and place--the old man actually coming home at the same timethat Jack was robbing the place. Completely not his fault! The oldb*****d should have kept to his daily schedule. If he had, he wouldstill be .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/jcbethcjsmama/1830977/ I've always been fascinated by the Battle of Gettysburg and Civil War reenactors, wondering what might happen if the battle became just a little too real... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/jcbethcjsmama/1829166/ A College Christmas StoryYears ago-way back when I was a first-year college student in the early '90s, I lived in a rather run-down dorm in beautiful Gunnison, Colorado. It was my first time away from home and I was extremely homesick as December came around. I had a very touchy roommate who would o.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/jcbethcjsmama/1820759/ First Draft of a short story, would love any feedback on it http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/jcbethcjsmama/1819592/ A true story of the greatest fisherman in the world and his family's summer adventures... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/jcbethcjsmama/1760329/ This is in honor of a very special, funny looking cat and the sad experience of having to sell a childhood home... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/jcbethcjsmama/1759515/ This is a story that I wrote for my son. He said he wanted it to be about dogs and becoming a world class chef so that's what I did. There is a dog park nearby that is just like this, pure heaven... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/jcbethcjsmama/1757115/ A perspective from one who holds the sign... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/jcbethcjsmama/1756364/ My grandmother did live over a funeral parlor back in the 1920's (her father was an undertaker) and she actually did have to do the chore described in the story! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/jcbethcjsmama/1756167/ “Sleep Baby, Sleep”The words reach out through theyears to touch the heart of every parent in any age. The grave isweathered, ornate and stands out in stark contrast to the precisemilitary markers that surround it. It catches my eye and I amcompelled to pull over and take a.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/jcbethcjsmama/1754149/ Elements of this story are true-there is actually a local shopping center where I live that does contain a small cemetery. It does capture the imagination, a very cool place. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/jcbethcjsmama/1754117/