Category: Stories
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~ The Sign Cap
Read More: ~ The Sign CapThe only joy I experienced during those long study evenings was looking forward to Saturday. The little farmhouse had become my actual home. The silence of the uninhabited world at the bottom of the dyke calmed my soul and the happy girl created a joy in me that lasted throughout the week.
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~ Cupido
Read More: ~ CupidoHe is alone. The embankment is enclosed in the morning mist and the sheep that loom up stand motionless, except for one lamb that mewls softly, diving under her mother’s fur to find her nipples.
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~ Blackberries
Read More: ~ BlackberriesOne day in late August, Liesbet and I, Arie, were taking a drive through the beautiful countryside of Drenthe. Our dog Jasper sat neatly in the back and looked out of the window monotonously. But when the ride got a bit too long, he started to whine softly. He just needs to get out, said…
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~ Can’t We Have Some Fun?
Read More: ~ Can’t We Have Some Fun?t’s just a sad state of affairs in Canada these days. We are in the midst of a recession, and there is so much division in many churches that some people want to exit to form even better churches. This must be done with seriousness.
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~ About Cats and Dogs
Read More: ~ About Cats and DogsAlmost every Canadian family has a dog or a cat. A quarter of supermarkets is used to display food for those pets. There is a very wide choice of all kinds of brands, because like humans, pets are very picky.
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~ Have Mercy on Us
Read More: ~ Have Mercy on UsSometimes a sudden emotion vibrates inside you. At the back of the garden, you hear a bird singing. A grandchild examines your face with pure, serious eyes. An organ in a cathedral hums under the vaults, along high steep walls
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~ From Generation to Generation
Read More: ~ From Generation to GenerationThe year of our Lord, 1478. The hubbub retreated within the city walls. People grumbled. The body hanging from the gallows had gone limp all too soon.
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~ Bertus
Read More: ~ BertusBertus, our youngest son, was and is our worry child. However, he was never sickly, and by no means dumb. Just terribly mischievous. This child was different from our Wim. You could call Bertus a maverick.
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~ Klaas Pot
Read More: ~ Klaas PotMy wife and I come to Canada every other year to visit our children. Thus, we have gained many friends in Canada as well. Mostly older people who belong to the same church as our children’s families. The only exception is Klaas Pot.
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~ A Thorn in the Flesh
Read More: ~ A Thorn in the FleshEelke Van Doorn has been walking since 1985 in a pair of Brazilian shoes he bought in a Canadian shoe shop while visiting his children