ONLY THE DEAD FISH SWIMS WITH THE STREAM - HEROES AND VILLAINS - Wealth dies, kinsmen die, A man himself must likewise die; But one thing I know which never dies - The verdict on each man dead. Hávamál1 In history, and in story telling, Heroes and Villains, the one not so very different...
CHAPTER 1 Political analyst and commentator Richard Winn, whose show 'Unraveling Politics' appeared on network TV on Wednesdays from 7:00 to 7:30, was watching satellite TV on connected to the gas-powered generator on Saturday with his wife and her sister at Milly and James's cabin in the woods when the newsreader dropped a bombshell. "Today two unmarried...
Part I After much gnashing of teeth and pleadings with the boss, I finally got the one media assignment I had always wanted: photographic documentation of the effects of Carnival in Brazil. I strictly wanted this assignment for the travel aspect. In all respects, it was just another job to photograph how people abuse their environment. Pictures like these o...
Chapter 1 Three months after the tragic death of her husband, Coco had reverted to her maiden name of Cleland after being pushed out of mourning by the urgings of her long-time girlfriends to get on with her life. Easier said than done, because life virtually appeared to have ended for Coco (27) when her 30-year-old lawyer husband Paulo skied into a small...
SO FAR: A still grieving widow Carson Robertson hospitalizes in a vehicle accident the author of the bumbling detective book series that is growing in popularity, Guilty at injuring the creator of the fabulous character Jessie Chicago, Carson takes Harry Truscott into her home to help in his rehabilitation. Harry has a broken shoulder that is encased in a gu...
CHAPTER 1 Buddy Baldwin was driving his old red Chevy that had more dents than a tin kettle and knowing he should be holed up writing his next book. But it was late spring with a feeling of hope in the air. He was fascinated driving through this largely undeveloped neck of the woods, although there were few trees about in an area where stones and most small...
I need to warn you that this article is purely based on my own opinion. There was no research done to back up my argument. There are no citations at the end of the essay. These are purely my own observations based on what I have seen happen in the school system over the years that I have been a teacher. Sex Education in the school system doesn't work. It ne...
LIIIHope and GloryLord Newbury2078 The whole thing had been a bloody fiasco. In fact, it had been a disaster from beginning to end. Instead of rallying the whole nation to the defence of the beleaguered nobility, the actions that Lord Newbury had foolishly allowed himself to be associated with had rather hastened its decline. On this very day, one and a ha...
Copyright 2009 by madengineer3 No similarity should be drawn between these fictitious characters and any real life people. This is simply a story. * The presidential election had been very one sided. The Muldavian press had picked a favorite, early on, and had done their part to make sure their man won. Their favorite was Kar Amabed. His eloquence was in...
A note to my regular readers: As you can tell, this is not a story. In fact, not only is this an essay, it's an essay about the most perverted subject of all: Politics! So you might want to steer clear if that's not your thing. Evergreen Forest #13 is on the way, along with several other story updates! :) ~~~~~~~~ I am pro-social justice. I feel I should...