Pancakes With God: The Hildenverse

By Josh Hilden

PANCAKES WITH GOD

A Short Story

 

After his father's death, Nathan Harper is left with a choice. He can either push forward with his life or withdraw and give in to grief and anger. The answer to the question is reached over a plate of fluffy pancakes smothered in fresh creamery butter and real maple syrup from the woods of Vermont.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Josh Hilden
• Release date: Feb 4, 2024
• ISBN: 9798224660254

Josh Hilden

Josh is a native of the Metro Detroit region of Michigan and currently calls Dayton, Ohio home. He cut his writing teeth in the role-playing game (RPG) industry working for companies such as Palladium Books and Third Eye Games. Josh married his wife Karen in 1996. They have six children and two grandchildren. Josh writes in a variety of genres, but the majority of his books are in the realms of science fiction and horror.

Book preview

The air was cool for Florida in October. The humidity was low, and the sun shone so bright people had to keep their heads down if they weren't wearing shades. To the people walking up and down the quaint pedestrian road, this must have seemed glorious.

Nathan wasn't one of those people.

Head down, he navigated the crowd of tourists like a dancer. He knew where he was headed. He didn't want any distractions.

He subconsciously hummed as he walked.

While pleasant, the air was a tad hot for the suit. He'd been wearing it all morning; thus, he carried the dark blue jacket over his forearm with his father's black tie draped almost reverently. His unbuttoned collar revealed the brand-new undershirt, gleaming underneath.

The worn leather messenger bag hung from his free shoulder.

He paused at the small decorative gate leading off the street and onto the smaller walkway lined on both sides with food carts, food trucks,