Category Archives: Stories

David Bruce: Be a Work of Art — Husbands and Wives

Posted on December 29, 2021 by davidbruceblog

Husbands and Wives • On 29 September 2003, in Trinidad, Dale Ramnanan and his girlfriend, Lystra Ramkissoon, were accosted by bandits who tried to kidnap Lystra. Dale battled the bandits and rescued her. Two years later, they married. Dale said, “Our … Continue reading →

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David Bruce: Transplants Stories

Posted on April 14, 2019 by davidbruceblog

Claude Massop of Bloomfield, CT, needed a new heart to stay alive. He had already had two heart surgeries, and unless he had a heart transplant he was not expected to live past his fourth birthday. Fortunately, he got one. … Continue reading →

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David Bruce: Transplant Stories

Posted on April 12, 2019 by davidbruceblog

As Christmas 2009 drew near, Dawn Pflughaupt, age 37, was happy because she was cancer-free. A bone marrow transplant with her brother, Brock Pflughaupt, as donor had cured her leukemia. She had found out that she had leukemia after feeling … Continue reading →

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David Bruce: War Stories

Posted on August 15, 2018 by davidbruceblog

Bryan Anderson, a 25-year-old Army sergeant, was horribly wounded in George W. Bush’s war in Iraq, losing both legs, his left hand, and part of his right hand. He nearly died from his wounds, but survived. That means that he … Continue reading →

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Aesop: The Wolf and the Lamb

Posted on April 8, 2018 by davidbruceblog

https://pixabay.com/en/wolf-animal-wild-predator-dark-3270906/ Once upon a time a Wolf was lapping at a spring on a hillside, when, looking up, what should he see but a Lamb just beginning to drink a little lower down. ‘There’s my supper,’ thought he, ‘if only … Continue reading →

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David Bruce: Holocaust

Posted on March 24, 2018 by davidbruceblog

https://pixabay.com/en/washington-dc-holocaust-museum-2090543/ Harry Spiro is a survivor of the Holocaust, and as such he has experienced things that we hope never to suffer. He remembers, “When someone fell, you felt lucky you were next to him. The dead always had something … Continue reading →

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