Shamsuddin Jim Norton+*
Bio
The Rev. Jim is an ordained Episcopal priest and Sufi Cherag (minister). He is a poet and storyteller. "Come get to know me."
Stories (9/0)
The Runaway Hero
He awoke only partially. He felt the rumbling of the train, but he had no idea how he gotten here. Nor did he care in the moment. Robert P. Morgan had managed to create a moving train scenario in his dreams. He only knew he was exhausted. This is how Robert P. Morgan spent his last night on earth… at least the beginning of it.
By Shamsuddin Jim Norton+*2 years ago in Fiction
Titanic Tango
Charlie loved to dance. Dancing on board a luxury liner took some practice. One had to learn to shift one’s weight with every pitch and roll of the ship. Now, Charlie found that his years of practicing Yoga asna were paying off. His reputation as a dance partner spread quickly, especially among the older women.
By Shamsuddin Jim Norton+*2 years ago in Fiction
Titanic Tango
Charlie loved to dance. Dancing on board a luxury liner took some practice. One had to learn to shift one’s weight with every pitch and roll of the ship. Now, Charlie found that his years of practicing Yoga asanas were paying off. His reputation as a dance partner spread quickly, especially among the older women.
By Shamsuddin Jim Norton+*2 years ago in Humans
Summer Rendezvous
Ted was having second thoughts. He climbed carefully through a barbed-wire fence. “Why did I ever agree to this meeting?”, he thought as he made his way through the field of knee-high grasses. The barn where they had agreed to meet, stood old, but defiant in its stand against the destructive forces of Nature.
By Shamsuddin Jim Norton+*3 years ago in Fiction
My Passionate, Yet, Gentle Revolution of the Heart
A Revolution born of brokenness Who would not agree that our world is broken and in need of healing? And, I am being conservative when I suggest that 97% of the world’s population could quickly agree on what kind of planet we want to live on. The vision of our sacred future on the Good Red Road is not complicated or difficult.
By Shamsuddin Jim Norton+*3 years ago in Motivation
The Power of the Book
Jeremy placed the key in the locker. He held his breath. His heart pounded in anticipation. What would he find? Or would the locker be empty? Jeremy was old for his tender twenty-three journeys around the sun. He was a poet and a master storyteller. As he turned the key, its story flashed forth from his random access memory. It was quite a story. He has given me permission to share it with you.
By Shamsuddin Jim Norton+*3 years ago in Poets
The Turkish Dervishes
They processed in slowly to the haunting music of Ney, Sas, and Drum. Like a funeral dirge, the Dervishes move solomly, wearing the tombstone Sika and the black funeral shroud. After four circuits around the Teka, the Dirvishes bowed deeply, then, dropped their black shrouds to reaveal a white robe which flared out as they began to turn.
By Shamsuddin Jim Norton+*4 years ago in Poets
