William Hrdina's Short Stories

Kenny G Must Die!!
The title says it all!

The Hippie Photo of Doom
What do you do when you see yourself in a photograph you couldn't possibly be in?

A Simple Phone Call
This story was the inspiration for the Esme character in Exodus Enisode

The Ahi Affair
How tuna gets a guy arrested.

The Unlikely Discovery of Jubal Seeker
An old man in the future searches for God.

That Sweet Sweet Bruce Willis Bounty Money
One very stupid boy decides he's going to earn Bruce Willis' $1 million reward for capturing Osama Bin Laden

Alien Abduction for Fun and Profit
Runaway Brides on the news give one soon to be husband a very good idea…

Moses, God, and the Plagues- A Pharaoh’s View
A logical, and therefore blasphemous interpretation of Exodus

The Cola War
Coke vs. Pepsi in this story inspired by the Cultural Revolution in China

Sometimes the Hard Dollar Comes Easy
When an old man loses his retirement money, he finds an unexpected job.

A Scene from the Life of Shadowfax, Gandalf's Horse
Being the horse of a great and famous wizard might not be all it's cracked up to be.

Mr. Snuffleupagus is God
Sesame Street as you've never thought of it before.

The Wrath of Barney, the Big Purple Dinosaur
I looooove you, yooooou looooove me, kill yoooour ennnn-tirrrrre faaaammmmmilllly.....

Pead Sople
You should really eat Oreo's, they're terrific.

In Defense of Original Sin
Is it fair to blam Adam and Eve for getting thrown out of Eden?

Karma
The story of a stone Buddha and the people who cared for it.

Bird
Jazz saves a man's life.

Existential Drag in Forest
Kidnapped and left to fend for themselves, a story about the ineffibility of fate.

Johnny Get Your Rear Window
I was under pressure to write a story that took place in a hospital, and this is what came out.

Mega Machine
My first real attempt at a short story, inspired by one of my college religion/philosophy professors, Jim Hart.

The Problem with Superpowers
It would be great to be able to be invisible or to fly... wouldn't it?

The Strange Workings of God
What do you do if you're an atheist and God speaks to you?

The Slayer of Roses
A modern take on knights and quests.

A Conversation at a Table
A man talks to an interrogator about life and death, but who is he really?

The Most Expensive $1 Organ Ever
A story about the true spirit of Rock and Roll.

Christmas Stories

The Tyranny of Gargamel- Santa's Adopted Son
What could drive Santa's elves to murder?

Whacking Santa Claus
An exploration of the dangers of handbun ownership.

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