Page 30, Stories by Chris Lewis Gibson

The People in Rossford (ch. 22)

17 Feb 2021 comments

Saint Barbara's gets a sermon, Noah get's astounded. Fenn gets astounded and Brian gets pancakes.

9.7 (5) 111 Reads 5 Min

Simcha (ch. 2)

16 Feb 2021 comments

As we come to the second part of our story, Isaac and Efrem's paradise is gatecrashed by two familiar old friends from another set of tales.

8.4 (8) 194 Reads 8 Min

The People in Rossford (ch. 21)

15 Feb 2021 comments

while the kids at Loretto have their wild night, Brian Babcock has a wild night of his own that restores his sense of pleasure. Meanwhile Tom realizes what's missing in his life and Paul makes a stab at being a good Christian.

9.7 (5) 136 Reads 9 Min

Simcha

13 Feb 2021 comments

This is the conclusion to the stories of Isaac and Efrem begun in Real Good and continued in Baptism. If those stories were not to your taste, then for the love of God don't start reading this one and giving it low ratings. Just have the sense and the good taste to move on.

9.0 (12) 304 Reads 10 Min

The People in Rossford (ch. 20)

11 Feb 2021 comments

Fenn pronounces Adele and Simon cute. Todd gets a crash course in Judaism. Paul fails to fit in and our young friends attend their first college party where Chad gains cool points (maybe?) and Claire gains a reputation.

9.7 (5) 117 Reads 8 Min

Baptism (ch. 5)

9 Feb 2021 comments

The conclusion of our tale

9.1 (5) 303 Reads 6 Min

The People in Rossford (ch. 19)

8 Feb 2021 comments

Fenn and Todd have pillow talk, Fenn and Dan have church talk, life at Loretto College continues and Paul turns to Kirk for advice.

9.4 (6) 117 Reads 8 Min

The People in Rossford (ch. 18)

5 Feb 2021 comments

Paul is discouraged by his first day of college and Fenn reviews his first day with Todd, eight years in the past

9.8 (7) 140 Reads 8 Min

Baptism (ch. 4)

4 Feb 2021 comments

In the penultimate section of Baptism, Jinny meets Father Kevin and must make a decision that will take her further down a road she hadn't planned to go.

9.6 (4) 301 Reads 9 Min

The People in Rossford (ch. 17)

2 Feb 2021 comments

As the first day of school continues and Fenn confronts Noah about past behaviors, Fenn also turns his mind to the past and the beginnings of his love with Todd.

9.7 (5) 130 Reads 7 Min

Baptism (ch. 3)

31 Jan 2021 comments

Jinny continues her odyssey for fulfillment and meets the mysterious Sister Catherine.

9.6 (4) 267 Reads 9 Min

Baptism (ch. 2)

28 Jan 2021 comments

Jinny meets more than Jesus when she visits church on Holy Thursday and a jarring blast from her pasts sets her on an unexpected course.

7.6 (6) 514 Reads 7 Min

The People in Rossford (ch. 16)

27 Jan 2021 comments

Dena and Brendan come to terms with the past, Paul comes to school to start is term, Julian and Claire become closer still.

9.7 (6) 119 Reads 9 Min

Baptism

25 Jan 2021 comments

This story goes along with the story Real Good, actually taking place before it and alongside it. It fleshes out was happening around Isaac and Efrem as well as Jinny and her family and sheds more light on their eventual fates...

7.2 (10) 1084 Reads 8 Min

The People in Rossford (ch. 15)

23 Jan 2021 comments

As Noah returns to Rossford and Brendan returns from Kenny, issues long ignored must be confronted and often with surprising results. Fenn, Layla, and Dena had much to say, and there is also much to be heard.

9.8 (7) 171 Reads 10 Min

Real Good (ch. 6)

21 Jan 2021 comments

In the final part of our story, Efrem and Isaac confront the final things between them, and move from a night of sorrow into a day where things can be.... real good.

9.7 (6) 264 Reads 7 Min

The People in Rossford (ch. 14)

19 Jan 2021 comments

In the beginning of PART FOUR Noah heads out of Rummelsville, Brendan and Kenny head to college and Dena and Milo receive quite an education of their own.

9.2 (6) 118 Reads 12 Min

Real Good (ch. 5)

18 Jan 2021 comments

Efrem and Isaac discover more about Christine than they were ready for, and seek refuge from the new reality in their mutual friendship.

9.5 (7) 243 Reads 11 Min

The People in Rossford (ch. 13)

16 Jan 2021 comments

Noah and Claire's friendship deepens and outside of Rossford the both face some of the demons from his past.

9.7 (5) 130 Reads 8 Min

Real Good (ch. 4)

14 Jan 2021 comments

Isaac makes some discoveries, Efrem fails to be properly penitent. Two friends discovery something about each other, and a letter from the past leads to new revelations.

9.6 (10) 241 Reads 6 Min

The People in Rossford (ch. 12)

12 Jan 2021 comments

This time around, a lot's going on. Noah decides to head back to the source of his pain, Will and Layla pull Adele's leg, but she's too busy with Simon to mind. Brian, bored and unhappy, finds himself drifting into old patterns.

9.7 (6) 130 Reads 11 Min

Real Good (ch. 3)

8 Jan 2021 comments

Anne sees a ghost, Isaac makes a proposal, Efrem is a bad ass and Jinny almost chokes on her future!

9.0 (12) 214 Reads 11 Min

The People in Rossford (ch. 11)

7 Jan 2021 comments

Fenn gives some advice. Todd decides to be a hero and Layla picks a dress while Adele goes on a date...

8.4 (6) 123 Reads 9 Min

Real Good (ch. 2)

5 Jan 2021 comments

In part two, Anne and Jayson have a discussion on the nature of headless people while Isaac remembers what it was to not only be headless, but friendless, and recounts Efrem coming into his life.

9.5 (12) 365 Reads 8 Min

The People in Rossford (ch. 10)

3 Jan 2021 comments

Paul and Kirk have a serious discussion while Fenn, Brian, and Lee try to learn as much as they can about Ed Callan's money.

9.7 (5) 124 Reads 8 Min

Real Good

2 Jan 2021 comments

A new shorter story. Welcome to Rhodes, Ohio and the lives of the friends, Efrem, Isaac, Jinny and their family.As we begin our story we meet the sexually precocious but often lonely Isaac Weaver.

7.9 (24) 837 Reads 6 Min

The People in Rossford (ch. 9)

31 Dec 2020 comments

Layla suggests Brendan look at the life he's made for himself and his relationship to Kenny. Meanwhile Adele goes grocery shopping for a man. But.... not on purpose.

9.7 (5) 119 Reads 7 Min

The Kind Earth (ch. 8)

29 Dec 2020 comments

To my surprise, this is the conclusion of our story

9.6 (4) 162 Reads 7 Min

The People in Rossford (ch. 8)

28 Dec 2020 comments

Todd returns to Fenn, and Paul begins to make amends with Kirk. As Paul looks for a new and better future, Brendan ;earn what it means to be brave.

9.7 (5) 127 Reads 10 Min

The Kind Earth (ch. 7)

24 Dec 2020 comments

We learn more of Jay's relationship with Rulon Nelson and of what Jay did during the time when Michael was gone.

9.6 (4) 146 Reads 11 Min

The People in Rossford (ch. 7)

22 Dec 2020 comments

Kirk gets his revenge and Brian attempts to become a new person. Claire is unconvinced.

9.7 (5) 140 Reads 10 Min

The Kind Earth (ch. 6)

21 Dec 2020 comments

We come to learn a little bit more about Rulon Nelson, neighbor and more than neighbor to Jay and Michael

9.3 (7) 180 Reads 8 Min

The People in Rossford (ch. 6)

19 Dec 2020 comments

As Part two begins, Kirk goes deeper and deeper into his hurt while Todd attempts to bring Brian back home to Rossford and Milo and Dena take a shot at something new.

9.7 (5) 156 Reads 7 Min

The Kind Earth (ch. 5)

18 Dec 2020 comments

Jay and Michael return to Lassador and are confronted with harshness of life as well as the joy of best friend.

8.7 (7) 129 Reads 7 Min

The People in Rossford (ch. 5)

15 Dec 2020 comments

Back in Rossford some of our friends deal with a dead body while Brendan goes to confession and learn more about Father Malloy than he ever expected..

9.7 (5) 181 Reads 6 Min