Ghost Talk
By John Usher
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Ghost Talk is a collection of short stories. The stories are about interactions between an ordinary man and a ghost. The spirit is a whimsical character of charm and adventure. He loves animals and people. The ghost is the spirit of Wisdom. He openly shares his wit, wisdom and life lessons. The man in the stories isn't always ready to learn the lessons the spirit of Wisdom has to offer. Sometimes the spirit has to use a bit of creativity to get the message across to the more stubborn learners.
The spirit of Wisdom is actually genderless. I labelled as him. The ghost's name is Wisdom, which I have written with a capital W. This capital does not imply that I consider the spirit of Wisdom to be God. I don’t. The capital W is to denote his name, just as if it was someone called Peter or Jack or Simon. His name is a noun, and I treat it accordingly.
The stories told cover a variety of lessons from the spirit of Wisdom, including love, life, money and truth. Originally written to fit on the SMS format, the stories of the interactions the man has with the spirit of Wisdom has grown to a massive collection. These snippets of conversation with the spirit are born out of love; love for life and love for the world in which life happens.
John Usher
I am a tea spoon. Within you lies great potential. You may have activated your potential. Some people do. Some people dont. I like to stirr both types of people. Stirring people to connect and engage with who they are and what they want in life. I do this by talking (a lot), I do this by writing short stories. Twenty years have gone by and I realised I have not stirred myself. Joining SmashWords is a way for me to be responsible to the gifts and talents I have fostered (some of them unknowingly) over the last 2 decades.Besides that... I am a dad, I love photography, I have a gypsy streak in my feet that makes me want to "lets go see". I love observing people. I love peanut butter sandwiches on the lawn for dinner. I have an affinity to animals, and I enjoy art (appreciating and creating).All compliments, advice and criticism is welcome (Well, the latter less so, but considered nonetheless).
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Ghost Talk - John Usher
Acknowledgements
Ghost Talk is the result of many years of work. These stories are short accounts of interactions between a man and a Ghost by the name of spirit of Wisdom. The spirit of Wisdom is actually genderless which I labeled as him. The ghost's name is Wisdom, which I have written with a capital W. This capital does not imply that I consider the spirit of Wisdom to be God. I don’t. The capital W is to denote his name, just as if it was someone called Peter or Jack or Simon. His name is a noun, and I treat it accordingly.
Ghost Talk was born in love; in love with life and the world in which life happens. I originally wrote these bits to fit onto an SMS format. I wrote the stories once in a while, when the notion took me. Often I wrote them in the dead of night and for my eyes only. Over the years I have shown the bits to a limited number of people. It is their comments that encouraged me to publish this collection of Ghost Talk stories. I would like to thank each of you for the words of encouragement. I would like to especially thank friends that have now moved away and are now profile pictures on my Facebook page. Special thanks to Julie, Charlene, Vicky, Mark and Floris for always liking the posts and commenting. Your interest, comments and encouragement made grey days seems brighter.
I would like to thank every person and every situation that inspired a story or that sparked a train of thought that resulted in a story. Sometimes it was a person sitting behind me in a restaurant, or a strange in the park. A facial expression, an odd word, or a beautiful smile could spark a single story or several at once. As a result it is difficult to pick out names of people to thank personally and specifically, but Thank You!
A broken relationship left me hopeless and feeling like I was invisible to the world. A caring soul picked me up, dusted me off and set me on my feet again. Adri, I am publishing this book because you saw me. Thank you for believing in me even when I did not. Thank you for letting me into your life. I dedicate this book to you.
A Crystal Ball Offers No Lesson
Please!
I was prepared to crawl on the ground on all fours for an answer. I was set to launch a new business venture. While talking to the spirit of Wisdom, he shared the fact that he knew the outcome of my business dealings. No!
he snapped, as he turned into a no entry sign in the middle of my office. It would make life so much easier for me!
I insisted.
You will learn nothing about life peering into a crystal ball all day.
The no-entry sign flashed brightly.
A Map Is Just a Map
I thought I had her all worked out!
The loved one in my life had moved out – an event I had not foreseen. The spirit of Wisdom and I sat eating ice cream in the dark wee hours of the morning. I had all her vices, likes and dislikes mapped out. I thought it would be easy to navigate this relationship.
I sat sulking, while the spirit of Wisdom enjoyed sampling as much of the ice cream as he could get onto the spoon in one scoop. Then, you realized that the map was not the territory,
his voice was muffled by a mouthful of rum and raisin, but that it was just a map!
A Poor Eye
One night I shared a meal with the spirit of Wisdom. I sipped wine as I leaned back in my chair. I have been poor most of my life,
I began as the spirit of Wisdom refilled his glass. I refuse to be pulled in by quick schemes and illegal dealings.
I watched in vain for the spirit's reaction. What would you say if you could give me one tip to develop and maintain wealth?
Your eye is poor,
said the spirit.
A poor eye? What exactly does that mean?
"Have you ever noticed when, buying a car for example, that you thought was new and unique?