Bob Faszczewski

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“So, We Meet Again” by Bob Faszczewski

                              So, We Meet Again       Jarod hurried to answer the door, although he in no way looked forward to what stood behind it-–the cleaning service delivery person bringing back the blue blazer he hadn’t worn for decades.      No reason for a blue blazer, or any formal attire for that matter, when you spent your entire existence piloting a fi...

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“Defeat of the Mountain Curse” by Bob Faszczewski

                       Defeat of the Mountain Curse       Alpine darkness descended on Durkulin Castle like a death shroud wrapping a corpse.  The subconscious thoughts of  “temporary” castle resident John Stimpson and his recurring nightmares kept him from getting the rest he so desperately needed.       John’s life recently had gone off the rails with no apparent explana...

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“Rewind” by Bob Faszczewski

      Former ace reporter Joe Stillman walked slowly along the Assateague Island beachfront deep in thought about the eventful life he had lived prior to his retirement to Maryland’s beautiful Eastern Shore.        Suddenly, however, as he approached a little too close to a herd of the island’s wild ponies, one of them kicked him in the head and knocked him out.      After what seemed like an eternity Joe w...

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“Dead Bodies May Not Tell All the Tales” by Bob Faszczewski

 A December-like chill overtook me soon after I entered an uncharted area of the Pokomoke State Forest on Maryland’s Delmarva Peninsula. I didn’t know exactly what sinister force had captured me and driven me here, but it had me in its power and it was impossible to resist.       The sudden burst of arctic cold knocked me off my feet, almost into an abandoned well. I almost fell into the middle of its darkened aby...

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“Long-Term Lease” by Bob Faszczewski

“Rebel and defend your rights,” “Don’t let the government bullies push you around,” “Do we live in a democracy or not?”--the loud slogans blasted across every window on Karen Singleford’s new car and shouted from the door of her two-bedroom walkup in the Seacrest Arms Luxury Apartment complex.      Karen, the single mother of two pre-teen sons, Harry and Jarod, made no secret of her disdain for “health re...

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“Curtain Call” by Bob Faszczewski

     Harold and Alice sat alone in the darkened West Ocean City theater waiting for the featured film to start. For about five minutes the silence enveloped them in a calmness that provided a pleasant relief from the cinematic bombardment they had endured during the barrage of trailers when they had first entered the cinema.      Then a deafening din assaulted their ears as a blinding light took over their visual ...

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“Ascending the Staircase of Life” by Bob Faszczewski

     William Skupski stands in the darkness at the bottom of the Stairs of Life seeking more perfect direction in his climb to the light that will guide his journey and help others in completing their journeys.       Often stuck in the back of his mind clawing to get out–the principle he thought should guide all actions in life–but for which William  never had found the answer most satisfactory t...

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“The World's New Wardrobe” by Bob Faszczewski

     Ralph threw the last carton on the shelf–glad to finish the final incoming load in the stifling home furnishings warehouse.          He couldn’t wait to shower, change into “street clothes” that would let him feel human again and head for his favorite watering hole down Main Street. He believed that, after a few “cool ones” even the flea-bitten, fly-by-night boring rural outpost of a town where he ha...

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“What the Lens Sees” by Bob Faszczewski

                                     What the Lens Sees       As the sun begins its descent by just kissing the horizon the atmosphere explodes in a palette of brilliant colors of every hue and shade.  Jonesford quickly focuses his lens so that he won’t miss a second of Nature putting on her most stylish ball gown to welcome the change of seasons along the Eastern Shore.      The l...

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“Too Many Wrong Turns” by Bob Faszczewski

     Like a long, black curtain the pandemic of 2020-2021 had shrouded the area around Ocean City, Md.--and the celebration of the beauty of Maryland’s Eastern Shore--in a cloak of too-greatly-reduced activity for a time period way beyond what it should have.      The announcement that the area finally would return to some semblance of pre-pandemic normalcy, therefore, blew like a breath of fresh ocean ai...

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“Unseen Epilogue” by Bob Faszczewski

                                             Unseen Epilogue             The final pages of the story of the librarian known as Mary McFee closed far more strangely than any of her colleages in the Rehobeth Beach Public Library ever would have imagined.          Mary had come to the library six months ago after moving to the Delmarva Peninsula from Akron, ...

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“Death Among the Waves” by Bob Faszczewski

     Natasha Yugoselski ran to hang up her Walker Company work apron and rushed to the exit for the long trek home. She couldn’t wait to throw herself into the arms of Janusz, her husband, lifemate and love. He had spent the glorious summer day swimming on the Jersey Shore with Stash and Walter, his two teenage sons, and Natasha couldn’t wait to hear about their adventures.        Sure she regretted havin...

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“A Matter of Degrees” by Bob Faszczewski

A Matter of Degrees Residents of the Northern Hemisphere normally welcomed the chance to throw off their layers of winter clothing and romp with as little attire as possible in the world’s lakes and oceans. They didn’t realize, however, that the sun they so fervently wished for, now could become the instrument of their destruction. ...

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“'Self-Service' Home Renovation” by Bob Faszczewski

         Before I opened the can of gasoline in my garage and struck a match I thought of the bucket load of bad luck followed by a number of bad decisions that had brought me to this point–               To my wife and I our kitchen appliances accurately resembled those June Cleaver had used in Leave It to Beaver in the 50s. The decrepit cabinets had become so dirty and worn it ...

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“The Devil in the Details” by Bob Faszczewski

     Each mysterious turn in the deadly quiet forest brought Joe Stinson face to face with another patch of darkness. He had driven around the entire afternoon trying to uncover the path to the ramshackle “mansion” that he thought would form the foundation of his future retreat on the Eastern Shore.       Joe’s backwoods excursion, however, quickly brought him face-to-face with a confrontation more troubling and c...

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