Benny

by Bruce Jenvey

Benny Shapiro faces the end of life alone, and in great pain at the Good Sheppard Nursing Home just outside Chicago, Illinois. He was a war hero, a devoted husband, a father and a skilled craftsman. Sadly, he has outlived most everyone who ever loved him leaving him alone and abandoned in his last days.

Every night, he prays for the end to come, to release him from the pain and the indignities that have become his daily existence. And, every night he dreams of being a hero with super-human powers… But are they just dreams?
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51 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 30, 2012

About the author

Bruce Jenvey is the author of My Father's Ashes,
The Cabbottown Witch Novels:
Angela's Coven (2011, an Epic Award and Global E-Book Award finalist -- Now available in paperback)
The Great Northern Coven (released 10/19/12)
The Ragtime Coven (now released)
As well as Novellas "Benny" and "Kevin" and other tales of the paranormal.

Bruce turned to fiction after ten years as the Publishing Editor of Great Lakes Cruiser magazine, a travel and history publication for the Great Lakes Region. Prior to that, he spent twenty years in the advertising industry writing national advertising materials for such clients as Pontiac, Cadillac and more.

Reviews

[Tanya M Spiegel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sad

Sad fact about the end of life in a nursing home. Glad to look at it in a different light. Nice little story.