• A Throne of Smoke 9:17:24 6.00 AM
    Sep 17 2024
    Story: A Throne of Smoke
    Story and Art by: Gail Nobles ©️ 2024
    Ending music by: Gail Nobles
    Sound Effects and voices by: Gail Nobles

    Little Benny appeared burden by the weight of the world and the strife of the economy. He thought about how rich he used to be. He sat upon a throne of smoke. A great demon of smoke entwined around his mind, and in his hand was a cigar ,lit with the fire of his anxious spirit. He was worried about Ms. Daniels. It had been reported on the news that someone tried to break in her home, and he also thought about the drops of water coming down from his ceiling into a bucket.

    And the smoke arose in clouds, curling upwards as prayers of the weary, enveloping the man in a haze of his own making. The air was thick with the scent of despair, and the din of voices clamored from below, saying, “Who shall deliver us from this dark hour? Who shall lift the burden of our labor and restore our fortunes?”

    And little Benny in his desolate state looked upon the smoke that surrounded him and saw the faces of those lost to the shadows of want. And a demon emerged from the swirling fog, its eyes like fiery with the lust of greed, whispering sweetly in Benny’s ear, turning into the looks of little Benny.

    Demon: Have no fear, for I am the keeper of your desire. I shall show you the path to riches, if you but surrender that soul!

    Little Benny appear burden by the weight of the world and the strife of the economy. He thought about how rich he used to be. He sat upon a throne of smoke. A great demon of smoke entwined around his mind, and in his hand was a cigar ,lit with the fire of his anxious spirit. He was worried about Ms. Daniels. It had been reported on the news that someone tried to break in her home, and he also thought about the drops of water coming down from his ceiling into a bucket.

    And the smoke arose in clouds, curling upwards as prayers of the weary, enveloping the man in a haze of his own making. The air was thick with the scent of despair, and the din of voices clamored from below, saying, “Who shall deliver us from this dark hour? Who shall lift the burden of our labor and restore our fortunes?”

    And little Benny in his desolate state looked upon the smoke that surrounded him and saw the faces of those lost to the shadows of want. And a demon emerged from the swirling fog, its eyes like fiery with the lust of greed, whispering sweetly in Benny’s ear, turning into the looks of little Benny.

    Demon: Have no fear, for I am the keeper of your desire. I shall show you the path to riches, if you but surrender that soul!

    Yet Little Benny, the weekend, remember the words of wisdom spoken by the ancients, and he cast his gaze upward, where the light of truth shown bright. And he spoke: O darkness, thou hast no hold upon me! I will not trade my peace for the fleeting pleasures of this world.
    And as he declared this, the cigar fell from his fingers, extinguishing the flame of temptation, and the smoke dissipated like a defeated foe in the dawn of understanding. The demon shrieked and retreated into the shadows.

    Little Benny was the man transformed, no longer a prisoner of his fears, but a champion of hope, for he had learned that the riches of the spirit far outweighed the gold of the earth. And he rose from his throne of smoke, ready to face the trials ahead, unshackled and renewed. Amen, Little Benny!


    Yet Little Benny, the weekend, remember the words of wisdom spoken by the ancients, and he cast his gaze upward, where the light of truth shown bright. And he spoke: O darkness, thou hast no hold upon me! I will not trade my peace for the fleeting pleasures of this world.
    And as he declared this, the cigar fell from his fingers, extinguishing the flame of temptation, and the smoke dissipated like a defeated foe in the dawn of understanding. The demon shrieked and retreated into the shadows.

    Little Benny was the man transformed, no longer a prisoner of his fears, but a champion of hope, for he had learned that the riches of the spirit far outweighed the gold of the earth. And he rose from his throne of smoke, ready to face the trials ahead, unshackled and renewed. Amen, Little Benny!
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  • LB-INTERLUDE 1- 5:11:24 11.27 AM
    May 11 2024
    Story by Gail Nobles ©️2024
    Cover art by: Gail Nobles

    INTERLUDE 1
    SPIRITUAL WARFARE

    Litttle Benny is a story about spiritual warefare. He fights against an evil force. The Cigar Man intervines in his overcoming smoking.

    In Ephesians of chapter 6:11, It reads: Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

    Physically & spiritually, that’s what Little Benny had to do. He put on armor to fight his enemy.
    In verse 12 of Ephesians, it reads: For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

    That’s what Little Benny fights against when he fights against the Cigar Man. The Cigar Man is not a man of flesh and blood. He is power and smoke that wants to destroy Little Benny and the whole world.

    1 Peter 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:..
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  • Cigar the Man 2:19:24 5.34 PM
    Feb 19 2024
    Story: Cigar The Man
    Story by: Gail Nobles ©️2024
    Cover art by: Gail Nobles
    Ending music by: Gail Nobles

    While Lttle Benny was practicing on using his powers with his helmet and armor on, Cigar Keys was practicing on his mind. He was froze to the bone in Ms. Daniels lab. Cigar Keys couldn't break the ice but there was one place on his body that stayed warm and that was his head. Like Little Benny,he kept a helmet on and that helmet was like a burning torch when it was lit. With his mind, he lit his helmet that did not burn. It was like a cigarette lighter. Keys let the flame heat up the ice block he was in just enough to see if the ice would melt. He wanted to fool Ms. Daniels. Keys knew that she would be back-and-forth checking on him during the day. So he waited until night time to break out of the lab all together. Until then, he stayed in the ice block in the ice chamber room.

    When night time came, Cigars melted the top of the ice block machine. Then he finished breaking free from it. When he was turned into ashes from the beginning, he used his mind power to put back all the pieces of himself. He grew tired. He then made himself smoke to go past the sleeping security guards and slipped under the lab exit doors.

    Cigar Keys went to gather all the men that worked for him, and he called them to a meeting discussing what he had planned. He sent two to spy on Ms. Daniels.

    Cigar: I want you to find Ms. Daniels. Find out where she is. Find out where she lives and report back to me.

    Music ending …

    You’re listening to the story of Little Benny by Gail Nobles ©️2024.
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  • Armor 10:6:23 8.27 PM
    Oct 7 2023
    Story: Armor
    Story by: Gail Nobles ©️ 2023
    Cover Art by: Gail Nobles

    Little Benny had fought Cigar akeys at least once with no protection. Most of the time the battlefield was in Little Benny's mind and heart. Benny was always fighting despair, temptation, and fear. Ms. Daniels knew. She made him a hat like the one he wore, but made it a helmet, and it matched his costume. His costume was like Armor. It protected him. The helmet had a face shield. It covered little Benny's eyes. It was also used as a computer screen to see all around him. Ms. Daniels put a tiny disc in the helmet so little Benny could see the powers of Cigar Keys and what he would have to fight against.

    Cigar: I'll get you Little Benny!

    Benny saw a giant hand reaching out to grab him. He snatched his helmet off his head. Benny did not want to stand against Cigar. He just wanted to hide.

    Ms. Daniels then made Little Benny practice using his own powers. He knew how to use the costume too hide. He knew how to create fog, and he knew when to run.

    The thing that scared Little Benny most was seeing that his enemy was a giant. Little Benny had to learn how to fight and take punches.

    You’re listening to the story of Little Benny by Gail nobles copyright 2023.
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  • Super Strength 9:4:23 5.04 PM
    Sep 4 2023
    Cover Art: by Gail Nobles
    Story by: Gail Nobles

    Ms. Daniels was questioned by police after shooting at the strange man at the Pizza Restaurant. Little Benny stayed with her. The commotion was on video from the restaurant. The footage showed that the man pulled out his weapon first, and that Ms. Daniels pulled out her gun in self defense. She was a concealed- gun carrier. No one was injured in the incident. The restaurant owner told the police that the man was a robber that robbed his restaurant for money several times. Ms. Daniels was free to go. The police recognized the robber and went to find him.

    When Little Benny left the restaurant to return back to the lab with Ms. Daniels, he was in a daze. He could have lost his life. He hardly heard Ms. Daniels talking to him. She noticed that he wasn’t speaking.

    Ms. Daniels: Benny, are you alright?

    Little Benny: I’m sorry. I was just thinking that I could have been killed. I could have lost my life.

    Ms. Daniels: Yea, we both could have. I’ve got something to show you.

    When Ms. Daniels & Little Benny got back to the lab, she showed him a new & improved costume. The whole costume was bullet proof with big shoulder pads and gear. Wearing the costume, Little Benny could fight crime. His first task in it was to fight the robber that tried to shoot him at the restaurant.

    Little Benny discovered that he had super human strength in the costume. He chased the robber down an alley and could out run him. Little Benny was fast. The robber punched Benny in the stomach and broke his fist. Little Benny was an excellent fighter. He began to box the robber. He knocked the robber out. The police showed up and turned their carlights on Benny.Benny created thick fog behind him with his costume as he disappeared from the alley and left the robber knocked out.

    You're listening to the story of Little Benny by Gail Nobles ©️ 2023
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  • Ms. Daniels 8:17:23 9.54 PM
    Aug 18 2023
    Story and Art by: Gail Nobles ©️ 2023

    Today's episode: Ms. Daniels. Ms. Daniels spent a lot of time watching and studying Cigar Keys whom she held prisoner at the lab. Little Benny went to visit her.

    Little Benny Asked: Do you still have him locked up?

    Ms. Daniels: So far. Thank you for the idea of freezing him.

    Little Benny: No problem! By the way, don't you want to take a break and get a bite to eat?

    Ms. Daniels: Sure! How about pizza?

    So Little Benny took Ms. Daniels out to eat and took her to a pizza restaurant. He was a little embarrassed because his car was old, and he wanted to see how Ms. Daniels would react. However, she seemed to pay no attention. She just hopped right in.

    When they got to the restaurant, they sat down to eat and had conversation. When they were through eating, Little Benny paid for the food. He apologized to Ms. Daniels for not having enough cash. He was short on a few dollars. Ms. Daniels gave him tip money so that he would have enough.

    She jokingly said: There’s no need to apologize, Benny. It’s all right, but don't let it happen again.

    Miss Daniels kept staring at Benny.

    Ms. Daniels: You hardly have friends, you live alone, and you have gifts. You’re the chosen on. You have enemies.

    Little Benny: How do you know that?

    Ms. Daniels: Because one of them is in this restaurant.

    Miss Daniels pulled out a little pistol and pushed Little Benny to the floor. As she shot at a strange man, the man shot at her. People began to panic, and they fell to the floor. The man ran out of the restaurant. Little Benny was shook.

    You’re listening to the story of Little Benny by Gail Nobles ©️ 2023.
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  • Little Benny’s Pipe Cigar Suit 3:6:23 8.13 PM
    Mar 7 2023
    Beep sounds: Samplefocus.com
    Story by: Gail Nobles ©️2023
    Art by: Gail Nobles

    You're listening to the story of Little Benny. Today's episode: Little Benny's Pipe Cigar Suit

    Ms. Daniels made Little Benny a special pipe cigar and black suit for protection. The cigar she made was not the kind of cigar for smoking made from tabacco. It was used more like an instrument. It was like a whistle. When Little Benny blew into it, it made a beep sound. The beep was a signal for his suit to create fog so he could hide from his enemies. The sound would talk to the symbol on his suit which was a computerized plate. It was like a no smoking symbol of a kangaroo.

    The pipe cigar had three different beep sounds. The first beep was for the fog.
    The second beep was for the down lightening bolt arrow of the symbol which was to make his full body to light up and disappear and reappear. So his suit could do two things.

    The third beep was a long beep to hurt the hearing of his enemies that were too big and too strong for him to fight. His suit and hat was also bulletproof and fireproof.

    Little Benny had a new look thanks to Ms. Daniels. Before, when he made headlines, he was put into the newspapers as a cartoon. People made fun of his looks and how he tried to live his life as a Christian. Because of his new look and suit, everyone wanted to know him. They thought it was amazing how Little Benny didn’t smoke his pipe cigar.

    Little Benny: My Name is Little Benny. To the world I am an amazing hero. I know that Cigar Keys will return with a mob. No ice chamber prison can hold him. I am ready to use my powers to try to defeat him.

    You're listening to the story of Little Benny by Gail Nobles ©️2023.
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  • The Tobacco Garden 11:13:22 6.40 PM
    Nov 14 2022
    Rustle effect: soundbible.com
    Computer Art by: Gail Nobles

    Little Benny went out into Cigar Keys home tobacco garden. He was rich in harvesting and selling the plant, but his popularity decreased in doing so because of health concerns of other people. Then Cigar began to make and sell cigars later. The cigar industry began to grow strong. However, Little Benny knew that Cigar Key’s cigars were no regular cigars. Something extra was added, but that was kept a secret.

    Little Benny thought: So many people have died smoking this man’s cigar. There is something in the air not right about it. Whatever it is, first it takes over the minds of the people. After smoking his cigar, they think there is no afterlife. They think they can do whatever they want and live forever. Cigar Keys is a cult. You can warn his customers all day long about death, but they won’t listen, and when death hits them, there is no chance of getting the soul right for eternity. They only live for what is temporary, and when they meet eternity, it might be a bad eternity. This man’s cigar and smoke is pure drugs. It’s best to stop smoking altogether.

    Little Benny saw men working in the huge tobacco garden. They worked like Zombies and they sang a strange song as they worked.
    “We’ll be Working in the garden. We’ll be smoking all day.”

    Little Benny felt himself feeling sick. He walked away from the Tobacco Garden.

    He said: I got to leave this tobacco garden. I don’t want to get green tabacco sickness. Nicotine poisoning. I didn’t think there was a such thing until now. Chemicals in the raw tobacco plants naturally. But there is something more.

    Little Benny was determined to get down to the bottom of what Cigar Keys had been selling to his customers.

    You’re listening to the story of Little Benny by Gail Nobles © 2022.
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