Stories, Novels, and Other Such Stuff From Big V

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Wednesday, August 27, 2025

The Overseer’s Garden - Part Two

Chapter Two The city emptied itself like a drained cup after the Morning Affirmation. Footpaths cleared, trains sighed into motion, and the drone-lanes brightened with traffic, its red eyes gliding along prescribed vectors like beads on a wire. Johnny kept his pace steady, the way people do when... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, August 26, 2025

The Overseer’s Garden - Opening

This story may or may not be finished here. It will be completed, but I'm unsure if it will continue here. This is a non-political dystopian story. The Overseer’s Garden Verwayne Greenhoe A Dedication - For every voice that was silenced — and for every voice that still dares to speak. For the Reader... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, August 25, 2025

A Love For The Ages - Part Nineteen

Epilogue I hope you enjoyed this story. I only worked in “Extended Care” or a nursing home in nursing school. Then I spent twelve years working as a paramedic and twenty-seven years as an ER nurse. As nursing students, we worked at least three, sometimes four, eight-hour shifts weekly, working with... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, August 24, 2025

A Love For The Ages - Part Eighteen

The Last Night In the upcoming staff patient report, Georgie listened as the CNA who had cared for Gladys during the afternoon. She said that while she wasn’t a nurse, she thought the patient was slipping badly. “ I don’t think she will make it through the night. Her breathing is labored, and her... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, August 23, 2025

A Love For The Ages - Part Seventeen

Fine Details Georgie had to answer a patient’s bell, and Bill put his arms on his wife’s bed and sobbed. He knew she was dying. He’d known it for a year, but when the weeks and days became days and then hours, the reality of losing her was hitting him hard. Those long walks they had taken in the... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, August 22, 2025

A Love For The Ages - Part Sixteen

The Unthinkable Gets Worse A slight buzzing sound stopped their conversation. Georgie reached into her pocket and pulled out a beeper. A frown crossed her face, and she mumbled about having to leave for a moment. The old man nodded to her, and she excused herself from the room. A small trail of... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, August 21, 2025

A Love For The Ages - Part Fifteen

The Unthinkable Bill’s words were soft as he began to speak, but he mustered his strength, and it was easier to hear his story. “Melissa Dawn was born on March 7th, 1955, just fifteen months after William. We have called her ‘Missy’ almost since she was born. Billy had been a fussy baby, but Missy... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, August 20, 2025

A Love For The Ages - Part Fourteen

Two Days Later Without her knowledge, the midnight shift supervisor had switched Georgie’s following night shifts around. She gave her the next day off and rescheduled her for the day she had previously taken off. As she finally made her way to the end of the hall, she found Bill sleeping in his... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, August 19, 2025

A Love For The Ages - Part Thirteen

3:42 AM Georgie returned five minutes later with two Styrofoam cups of steaming coffee. She set one down in front of the old man and sat down with the other cup. Bill smiled when he saw the words ‘sweet & blonde’ on the lid. The girl had a sense of humor, and he liked that. He took the spoon that... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, August 18, 2025

A Love For The Ages - Part Twelve

The Long Talk Begins When Georgie returned, Bill was finishing changing his wife’s diaper. She told him it was her job to do that, but he stopped her. “To you, it’s a chore. To me, it’s an act of love. She would have done it for me.” The girl stood back for a moment and looked into the old man’s... Sign in to see full entry.

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