You know, at my college, we would have a preacher come out to the center of campus, exactly how you described, with pamphlets and a megaphone in hand. And, of course, he was usually made into a side-show attraction by the student body who loved to try and put him to the test. I'm not big on pushing one's religion like this, but I really didn't think he deserved that much flak. This story made me wish he had an audience like the atheist and Penny.

Long comment, yeah... Basically, this was a great read.

Glad you liked it..thanks for the watch, too.

The description of the Halloween festivities reminds me of my own town at that time... 'Cept without all the bars and drunken frat boys.

You mean you have them, or you don't have them? They were probably there every Halloween I was on the street...they just don't stand out as much in a crowd like that.

Our Halloweens are just one lit couch away from being a full-scale riot, which is why I never go outside that night. c.c

Of course, the riots don't actually happen until May. :B

I find those pamphlets humorous even if I kind of dislike them.

For all the work that goes into making and printing them, I wonder if even one person has picked one up and decided to start going to church because of it.

I thought it was a good answer too, even for someone like myself whose beliefs are sort of all over the place.

I thought about a twisty Halloween ending for this...maybe I'll finish it up and resubmit it.

I have no faith that God will do something just to prove he exists...

According to Scripture, when the religious authorities of the day came to Jesus and said "Look, we've heard you've done some amazing things. Is it real? Show us now," he wouldn't do it. So you're probably on to something.

That was a great little story Hauke!
The ending is priceless. You did an excellent job of drawing in the reader (me). I need to get off my butt and start joining in on the prompts again. Maybe I'll catch up and do all of them in a row. :)

I hope I can keep up with them...one per week is a breakneck pace in my book. :> Even when they're short...

Your characters have such life. It's not really the detail you flesh them with, but the narrator's thoughts and reactions that make them seem so real... perhaps.

Really, what can we know about people other than ourselves, except what we think about them? :>

Hmmm... although, if we were Buddhists, we might say 'What can we know about other people at all?'

Reminds me very much of 4th Avenue in Tucson AZ. I live in Tucson and I gotta say, you just about described it exactly. No theaters, but there are bars, resturaunts, shops and more that cannot be found anywhere else. The only thing resembling a chain store is a small DairyQueen which, in my opinion, has been incorporated into the overall spirit of 4th Ave. and has lost it's 'chain' status. One could say it's only a matter of time, but I don't think anybody would allow chains to take over. Not any time soon, because despite the heavy pedestrian traffic, the prime location, and it's tendency to get very overwhelmed with customers, it hasn't grown or spread. It seems content to just be a little DQ shop, tucked away, almost hidden from view. ^^

It's nice when a town does have an area like this. I think putting in a lot of effort to "make it happen" usually ends up failing--like a friendship, or a marriage, they take work to maintain, but making it work "on purpose" just doesn't seem possible. You can't pick where it will be...unfortunately, you can drive it away if you fiddle with it too much.