New Short Story from Robert E. Kearns In the heart of a modest Dublin housing estate, Arthur Brennan lives a life of quiet ambition, his middle-class comforts setting him apart from his neighbors. With a tailored suit and a steady job, Mr. Brennan embodies respectability. That is, until a sweltering summer night in 1977 unravels his carefully constructed world. When a fire engulfs a local business, temptation ignites, and a single reckless act sends his life into a downward s

Sarah and Thomas Woodford travel west in search of a better life. En route Thomas takes ill and dies leaving Sarah to look after herself....

New short story: Spitz by Robert E. Kearns At secondary school in 1980s Dublin, a narrator recounts the story of his friend, Benny Breen who is terrorized by the vice principal known as Spitz. Over five years, about the halls and classrooms, Benny is made to trail the tyrant with unfettered power. He's subjected to humiliation and put-downs. When at last Benny reveals the true extent of the happenings, his confidante is so disturbed, he concludes there remains available but o

Reviewed by Rabia Tanveer for Readers' Favorite The Imposters of Badington Bay by Robert E. Kearns is a short yet very entertaining...

I'm delighted to announce that Readers' Favorite has awarded The Pastor of Rush Springs a Five Star review. Reviewed by Kimberlee J Benart for Readers' Favorite The Pastor of Rush Springs is a short story by Robert E. Kearns. In a small rural town on a hot July day, some time after neon lights have become popular but before air conditioning is widely available, a newly arrived preacher holds an adoring congregation enthralled. The pastor’s “fire and brimstone” sermon is made

Just released as a kindle ebook - Scampy's Merry Christmas Scampy is new-born puppy on the Jones farm, Everybody loves him even though...

I've just published a new short story on Amazon: A Retrospective Trip Down Tourniquet Lane Tourniquet Lane and its cottage enter the...

There's a new short story on Amazon - Something Called Permafrost: Molly Chamberlain is part of a team on an expedition to the arctic...

I've published a new short story for Amazon Kindle - Fourth of July Fourth of July is about a family escaping the Great Famine in Ireland...

A Preacher arrives in a small town in middle America, but all is not as it seems. My short story - The Pastor of Rush Springs is now...