The Spectacles: A Collection of Short Stories

By C.J.S. Hayward

A QUOTE: I got up, washed my face in the fountain, and put out the fire. The fountain was carved of yellow marble, set in the wall and adorned with bas-relief sculptures and dark moss. I moved through the labyrinth, not distracting myself with a lamp, not thinking about the organ, whose pipes ranged from 8' to 128' and could shake a cathedral to its foundation. Climbing iron rungs, I emerged from the recesses of a cluttered shed.I was wearing a T-shirt advertising some random product, jeans which were worn at the cuffs, and fairly new tennis shoes. I would have liked to think I gave no hint of anything unusual: an ordinary man, with a messy house stocked with the usual array of mundane items. I blended in with the Illusion.I drove over to Benjamin's house. As I walked in, I said, "Benjamin, I'm impressed. You've done a nice job of patching this place since the last explosion."WHAT'S IN THIS BOOK: The Spectacles invites us to a question: "What would life be like if we could see the true beauty in others?" It is one of over a dozen different short stories here; others cover the Gospel recontextualized, or freedom from shame, or what is beautiful in a life filled with suffering. Here are stories to provoke and challenge, to invite the reader to grow.You are invited to read as many of these stories as you like.PrefaceA Picture of EvilStephanosThe CommentaryThe Grinch Who Stole ChristmasA Glimpse Through a CrystalThe Metacultural GospelThe MonasteryA Strange PictureUnashamedThe VoyageThe Wagon, the Blackbird, and the SaabA Wonderful LifeWithin the Steel OrbThe Spectacl

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1731562942
• ISBN13: 9781731562944
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"