Richard Bekins – MRQE

Bury Me When I’m Dead

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

After failing to fulfill his wife’s dying wish, a series of unexplainable, horrific events leads a man to believe she’s returned to get revenge on him and his pregnant mistress.

Nor’easter

Sat, 30 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A young and inexperienced priest encourages a family to declare their long-missing son dead, but once they do, the boy mysteriously returns, testing the priest’s commitment to church doctrine over the laws of the natural world.

Young Adult

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A divorced writer from the Midwest returns to her hometown to reconnect with an old flame, who’s now married with a family.

The Bleeding

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

The Smiths — a family with a secret past — are visited by a sweet-talking southern gentleman who is looking for small town humanity. But they’ll soon find out that kindness towards strangers is not always rewarded, and the secretive stranger will find redemption does not always come easy.

Favorite Son

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A story of family, of dreams deferred, and of a final chance at redemption. Frustrated with his waning baseball career, David returns to his hometown and becomes obsessed with a local lovely, reaching out to her troubled son. When David is rejected, the townsfolk gossip about his relationship with the boy.