In your new story-post you say: "It was with cautionary trepidation and apprehension that waylaid Hobo Ben...." But this line fails to say WHO DOES the "waylaying."
In "Empty Grave," you're doing well at making a scene come alive, like when the uncle shows his habit of saying to "pay no mind." Now, start looking more closely at sentence construction. AVOID split infinitives; "to politely bow" should be "to bow politely."
The Biblical Daryoosh / Darius was the king-- more accurately, a viceroy acting for King Kurosh /Cyrus-- who got manipulated into introducing Daniel to the lions.
Your finally resuming "Darius" brought the July 5 post to my attention. It needs multiple corrections. For instance: There was nothing special about my backyard, aside from the fenced in area lot on opposite sides so to keep out wayward tramps or thieves off. You need a hyphen for "fenced in."
Good that you're back to writing. Near the end of your latest, "She gingerly covered her mouth gently" is one adverb too many. I say keep "gingerly," because that is a more memorable adverb.
A detail I didn't notice before: early in Post 7 of your story, you used the word "glib" as a noun. "Glib" is an adjective. You must have intended a different word. Maybe "--the gibe"?
Near the top of your latest installment, "rest her wary joints" should be "weary joints." Near the bottom, "his breathes slightly" needs to lose the second E in "breathes" and maybe also lose the S.
I was looking at my profile and saw the last thing you wrote and just wanted to say I am finally a nursery practitioner! Its hard work from 8 am till 6 pm on my feet but I love it