Short Stories The Salt Worms: Part Fifteen 8 Dec 202115 Dec 2021 As Nathan stumped across the salt, weary and delirious, his mind went back to that last conversation with Manuel. "Hey, come back here," Manny had said. "What?" Nathan asked. "We…
Short Stories The Favored Son: Alternate- Part Twelve 4 Feb 202127 Dec 2021 Tharol barely slept that night. He lay motionless in bed, turning matters over in his mind, silently wondering if Reis was laying awake as well. He had intentionally laid down…
Lessons Watch Your Back! 1 Feb 202125 Dec 2021 With Friends Like These) Brutus has a problem in William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar. He is good friends with the titular character...but he is also deeply opposed to the man…
Lessons Read My Lips 14 Dec 202023 Dec 2021 Friends No More) There is a scene in A Man For All Seasons where Thomas More must end his friendship to the Duke of Norfolk. Not because he dislikes the…
Lessons The 11th Hour Arrival 22 Jun 202013 Dec 2021 Becoming Important) It was an interesting thing getting to know my wife. Of course I didn't know that she was going to be my wife when I first met her.…
Lessons Meet My Friend, the Story 15 Jun 202013 Dec 2021 What is Shakespeare?) The best stories permeate with character. As I suggested at the end of my last post, I do not mean "characters," in the terms of protagonist, antagonist,…
Short Stories Shade: Part Two 10 Oct 201920 Nov 2021 "I didn't know you ran with the Kerrie Cabal these days," Gallan said coolly. Reish shook his head. "By now you should know that there are no divisions among those…
Lessons Would I Lie to You? 18 Mar 201916 Nov 2021 On Thursday we had the second segment of Phisherman, in which our narrator let us into his home, more of his thought processes, and described various body sensations. But all…
Short Stories The Heart of Something Wild: Part Three 24 Jan 201913 Nov 2021 Khalil's blood was pounding, his heart was racing, his hands were clenched in fists. Then, in almighty rush the sights and the sounds of the tribe flooded back into focus.…
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