This is a short fictional narrative based on a minor character from my novel, True Status. Golden light spilled over my forest, stretching the shadows into long, dark fingers. I stood at the window, hands trembling. Something was out there. That afternoon, a man I had hated for years walked into my office. He claimed he’d seen a heavenly vision and came to beg for forgiveness. Worse, he said Benny had forgiven us both. My…
This fictional narrative provides the backstory of Benotenn, a secondary character in my novel, True Status. There was a day when the angels presented themselves before God, but two human souls, Benotenn and Dahlia, also attempted entry into the heavenly temple. Fearsome gatekeepers in gleaming white garments blocked the doorway of the temple’s crystalline outer walls. The guards said, “The human dead must wait until the procession of ministering spirits is complete.” Dahlia and Benotenn…