Beryl Ensor-Smith medium length stories Friday, September 6, 2019 The Birthday Bash by Beryl Ensor-Smith <i>In the quiet South African town of Prentburg, the local church has new models for its nativity scene, and teenagers Adele and Adam are hosting a party; by Beryl Ensor-Smith.</i><br><br> Dominee Seibrand was surprised at his congregation's conflicting reactions to the gift of two display mannequins from Koos Venter's shop window, to replace the parental figures in the nativity scene that had been trot… Read more Labels: Beryl Ensor-Smith medium length stories 2 comments:
Beryl Ensor-Smith funny stories short stories Friday, April 5, 2019 The Intervention by Beryl Ensor-Smith <i>When the old church sisters have a big argument with the newer, younger members, their husbands are forced to stage an intervention; by Beryl Ensor-Smith.</i><br><br> "It's really most awkward," Marion Klopper complained when the group of older church sisters met for tea at the Welcome Inn. "The only time we can speak openly now that we've so many younger members is when we lot get tog… Read more Labels: Beryl Ensor-Smith funny stories short stories 5 comments:
Beryl Ensor-Smith funny stories medium length stories Monday, December 3, 2018 The Betrayal by Beryl Ensor-Smith <i>The rumour mill fires up in the sleepy South African town of Prentburg when a stranger with a secret arrives on the scene; by Beryl Ensor-Smith.</i><br><br> The Sisters of the Church, both older and newer members, were all interested in knowing the reason why Diwald Oosthuizen, their new organist/church factotum had left Johannesburg to come to Prentburg. <br><br> "There must be something unusual as it doesn… Read more Labels: Beryl Ensor-Smith funny stories medium length stories 5 comments:
Beryl Ensor-Smith funny stories short stories Friday, October 12, 2018 The Backlash by Beryl Ensor-Smith <i>In a previous Prentburg misadventure, Christina du Plessis mistakenly kidnapped geriatric mischief-maker Malan Bester - now he sees his opportunity to get revenge; by Beryl Ensor-Smith.</i><br><br> When the oldest resident of Prentburg, Ma Bets, met her maker at the age of one-hundred-and-six, most of the dorp's residents wished to attend her funeral. Even some who had never clapped eyes on her, like Mal… Read more Labels: Beryl Ensor-Smith funny stories short stories 6 comments:
Beryl Ensor-Smith funny stories medium length stories Friday, August 17, 2018 The Threat by Beryl Ensor-Smith <i>In the sleepy South African dorp of Prentburg, the Church Sisters face a mutiny by a group of younger local women; by Beryl Ensor-Smith.</i><br><br> The Sisters of the Church were surprised to receive an urgent call to an Extraordinary General Meeting. While some grumbled at the disruption of other plans, curiosity ensured a full turnout and they fixed their eyes on the chairwoman, Helga Swanepoel, as she wa… Read more Labels: Beryl Ensor-Smith funny stories medium length stories 6 comments:
Beryl Ensor-Smith funny stories medium length stories Friday, June 1, 2018 The Make-Over by Beryl Ensor-Smith <i>The conservative South African villagers of Prentburg are troubled by the showy behaviour of Bennie Ferreira's mother-in-law.</i><br><br> The usual group of men met at the Sports Club at the weekend to watch their local rugby Sevens team get clobbered by the team from Boompies, a real disgrace considering Boompies was even smaller than their own village, hardly more than a hamlet. <br><br> "We need new bloo… Read more Labels: Beryl Ensor-Smith funny stories medium length stories 6 comments:
Beryl Ensor-Smith funny stories medium length stories Monday, March 26, 2018 The Abduction by Beryl Ensor-Smith <i>Christina du Plessis is spooked by an abduction in the nearby South African town of Waterfontein, and gets a little jumpy on her next trip to the mall; by Beryl Ensor-Smith.</i><br><br> Hans du Plessis had hardly arrived home after a frustrating morning spent in Waterfontein where he had gone to pay a parking fine when he was pounced upon by Christina, his wife. Taking one look at her agitated face, he knew … Read more Labels: Beryl Ensor-Smith funny stories medium length stories 6 comments:
Beryl Ensor-Smith funny stories medium length stories Friday, January 12, 2018 The Heist by Beryl Ensor-Smith <i>Small-town South African couple Bennie and Elaine get a taste of the big city high life in Waterfontein; by Beryl Ensor Smith.</i><br><br> When Bennie and Elaine Ferreira returned from their six-week cruise, there was much talk among the villagers, most of it less than kind. <br><br> "They're very full of themselves," Marion Klopper said indignantly, "not at all interested in what's been going… Read more Labels: Beryl Ensor-Smith funny stories medium length stories 6 comments:
Beryl Ensor-Smith funny stories medium length stories Friday, October 27, 2017 The Quilt by Beryl Ensor-Smith <i>In the sleepy South African town of Prentburg, the church sisters make a quilt to raffle off for the benefit of the squatters neighbouring the dorp, but the project does not go as planned; by Beryl Ensor-Smith.</i><br><br> "Well," sighed Marion Klopper, placing squares of white linen in the centre of the long table in the church hall, "here we go again! Our annual effort to make winters more c… Read more Labels: Beryl Ensor-Smith funny stories medium length stories 5 comments:
Beryl Ensor-Smith funny stories medium length stories Monday, July 17, 2017 The Feud by Beryl Ensor-Smith <i>Beryl Ensor-Smith takes us back to South African backwater Prentburg for another comic story of gossip and misunderstanding, this time with a cute little kitten.</i><br><br> "A storm in a tea-cup," Christina du Plessis said loftily, on first hearing about the upset between Helga Swanepoel and Suzie Lamprecht. <br><br> "I've always maintained that pets cause nothing but trouble, and that spoilt pi… Read more Labels: Beryl Ensor-Smith funny stories medium length stories 5 comments:
Beryl Ensor-Smith funny stories short stories Monday, May 15, 2017 The Initiative by Beryl Ensor-Smith <i>In the sleepy South African town of Prentburg, Christina du Plessis misinterprets an overheard conversation and spurs the church sisters into a misguided mission; by Beryl Ensor-Smith.</i><br><br> The main topic of conversation of the church sisters during preparation for harvest festival was the newly elected American President, Donald Trump. There was lively argument about some of his actions, some being f… Read more Labels: Beryl Ensor-Smith funny stories short stories 8 comments:
Beryl Ensor-Smith real life stories short stories Friday, September 30, 2016 Educating the Nerd by Beryl Ensor-Smith <i>University lecturer Andrew takes a sabbatical to complete his doctoral thesis, but despite his secluded surroundings he finds himself distracted by a bored canine; by Beryl Ensor-Smith.</i><br><br> When he first arrived in the quiet country village, Andrew was convinced he would complete his doctoral thesis in the year's sabbatical he had taken from university lecturing. When he left two months later he … Read more Labels: Beryl Ensor-Smith real life stories short stories 7 comments:
Beryl Ensor-Smith real life stories short stories Friday, July 1, 2016 Freedom by Beryl Ensor-Smith <i>Ethan dreams of flying, but is his loving wife holding him back? By Beryl Ensor-Smith.</i><br><br> For as long as he could remember, Ethan had memorable dreams. When he was very young, they were mostly coloured by stories his mother read him about dragons, dinosaurs, spacemen. Magic filled his dreams. As he grew older these changed, and in his high school years, were mostly about achieving fame through sport… Read more Labels: Beryl Ensor-Smith real life stories short stories 5 comments:
Beryl Ensor-Smith funny stories medium length stories Tuesday, December 1, 2015 The Rumour by Beryl Ensor-Smith <i>A planned Country & Western evening seems doomed to failure in ultra-conservative South African backwater Prentburg, until an unlikely rumour spurs interest; by Beryl Ensor-Smith.</i><br><br> At first when the residents of Prentburg heard that a group from another town would be performing at the Welcome Inn's "Country and Western" evening, not much interest was shown. <br><br> "It'll be th… Read more Labels: Beryl Ensor-Smith funny stories medium length stories 5 comments:
Beryl Ensor-Smith funny stories medium length stories Sunday, October 18, 2015 The Cure by Beryl Ensor-Smith <i>When Prentburg's water filtration plant threatens to break down, the Church Sisters intervene to help manager Jan Badenhorst overcome his stress headaches; by Beryl Ensor-Smith.</i><br><br> Jan Badenhorst first realised that his wife Charlene was going to be difficult when he couldn't find the Disprin, usually in the medicine cabinet. When he questioned her about it, she said crisply: <br><br> "You'… Read more Labels: Beryl Ensor-Smith funny stories medium length stories 5 comments:
Beryl Ensor-Smith funny stories medium length stories Friday, August 7, 2015 The Disgrace by Beryl Ensor-Smith <i>The innocent and prudish Church Sisters of a backwater South African town are shocked to learn that one of their number is reading Fifty Shades of Grey; by Beryl Ensor-Smith.</i><br><br> It was the liveliest discussion the Church Sisters had had in years, but Christina du Plessis managed, with one stark, startling comment, to bring it to an abrupt halt. <br><br> The new outreach programme needed a name and suggestio… Read more Labels: Beryl Ensor-Smith funny stories medium length stories 5 comments:
Beryl Ensor-Smith funny stories medium length stories Tuesday, June 9, 2015 The Crisis by Beryl Ensor-Smith <i>Prentburg's Sisters of the Church notice that Christina du Plessis is feeling abandoned by her newly married best friend, and they try to make things right; by Beryl Ensor-Smith.</i><br><br> Hans du Plessis was unaccountably quiet at the council meeting. Most of his mates put this down to the fact that he was intimidated by Brenda Dixon, the councillor who travelled from Slangspruit to chair the meeting.… Read more Labels: Beryl Ensor-Smith funny stories medium length stories 4 comments:
Beryl Ensor-Smith funny stories medium length stories Tuesday, May 19, 2015 The Dilemma by Beryl Ensor-Smith <i>Christina du Plessi</i><i>s returns from her tour of Europe to find the Church Sisters crabbier than usual, and it's only a matter of time before some stray gossip leads to a big misunderstanding.</i><br><br> Hans and Christina du Plessis's three months' holiday visiting the major European cities was drawing to an end and their return home imminent. The reaction of the "dear friends we are sorely m… Read more Labels: Beryl Ensor-Smith funny stories medium length stories 5 comments:
Beryl Ensor-Smith funny stories medium length stories Friday, March 13, 2015 The Affair by Beryl Ensor-Smith <i>A rumour takes on a life of its own and threatens the relationship of Bennie and Elaine Ferreira; by Beryl Ensor-Smith.</i><br><br> When Miems Gouws came out of the local supermarket, she literally bumped into Elaine Ferreira who walked straight into her. She just managed to save the contents of one of her bags from scattering, while Elaine apologised profusely. <br><br> "I'm so sorry, Miems," she gasp… Read more Labels: Beryl Ensor-Smith funny stories medium length stories 5 comments:
Beryl Ensor-Smith funny stories medium length stories Sunday, January 25, 2015 The Decision by Beryl Ensor-Smith <i>After Klaus van Dyk is outwitted by Hilda Jacobs and tricked into an engagement, he plans to flee, in Beryl Ensor-Smith's follow-up to The Deception.</i><br><br> It was at a social get-together of the 'Church Sisters' for tea at the Welcome Inn that the subject of Klaus van Dyk arose. <br><br> "For a man who recently became engaged, he looks pretty miserable," Marion Klopper stated. <br><br> "Woul… Read more Labels: Beryl Ensor-Smith funny stories medium length stories 4 comments:
