Category Archives: Original Writing

Short Story — My Best Friend

This is an original short story.  A version was published as “Days with Rob… and Sherri” in Bewildering Stories #591, http://www.bewilderingstories.com/issue591/index.html     My Best Friend   “Morning, Sherri!  What do you want to do today?” Sherri looked up from the skillet. “My Rob, you’re up early!” Rob grinned, walked over, and kissed her on

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Short Story — Combat Fatigue

This is an original short story that first appeared on  the Bewildering Stories website, issue #585, in August, 2014  (http://www.bewilderingstories.com/issue585/combat_fatigue.html)   Combat Fatigue by Bob Welbaum   “First, let me verify your information. You are Staff Sergeant Stuart B. Jamison, United States Army. You are 24 years old, single, and have completed two tours in

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Checking the Politicians

I hope you’re not as tired as politics as I am.  Our system is so long and drawn out, I’m already wishing the election was over. But this is the system the Founding Fathers gave us, so we’d all better pay attention, because we’re going to need the best possible leadership in the years ahead.

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The Snow Monkeys of Nagano

During a recent trip to Japan, I got to visit a colony of snow monkeys which live in a national park in the Nagano area.  Their species name is actually the Japanese macaque, and their range is through much of Japan.  I was expecting white fur, but they actually have light brown fur; the name comes

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Short Story — Distant Replay

This short story was published in Issue #643 of Bewildering Stories.  http://www.bewilderingstories.com/issue643/   Distant Replay by Bob Welbaum   Jerome had felt fear before, but this was different.  Much different.  The man on his right disappeared from his peripheral vision with a scream. There was a deafening explosion to his left. Then another. Then they

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Some Thoughts on Immigration

I went to school in a small, almost rural township.  There were 49 in my graduating class, and we went all 12+ years in the same building.  And there were no minorities; we were amazingly homogeneous, all very white lower-to-middle class. Being a small school, teacher turnover was high.  Each year would bring many new

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