storytelling – Jonathon Mast: Author

Being Remembered

She told my wife it reminded her of me. So, I’ve been feeling down. It’s the whole pandemic thing. It’s kept me locked up with my children, whom I love, but need a little time away from. It’s kept me locked away from the people I serve in my ministry. This week, my church councilContinue reading “Being Remembered”

Begin Again

So I had to write a story. OK, I didn’t have to, but there was a call for submissions I wanted to, um, submit to, which meant I had to write a story to do so. The story started out one way. And sure, it was a nifty enough story, but it didn’t fit theContinue reading “Begin Again”

Held Captive by a Story

There are certain stories I can’t get out of my head. They’re rather insidious, laying eggs in my brain like some sort of Lovecraftian monster redesigned by the unholy lovechild of H. R. Giger and Steve Carell. The eggs hatch and latch onto my various creativity glands and refuse to let go. And thus thereContinue reading “Held Captive by a Story”

Stories End

There’s always a final syllable. Turn the page. Nothing but white space. The world painted by words ends in one final image. The characters are put in their places. The landscapes pause. There is no more. You can attempt to imagine what comes next. Perhaps the author will return at some later date to continueContinue reading “Stories End”