Historical
The Worst Table
I was on vacation exploring famous locations in the historical wild west. As luck would have it, I arrived in Deadwood, South Dakota, on Wednesday, August 2, 2016. It was exactly 140 years ago to the day when James Butler Hickok (aka Wild Bill) was killed. I had to stay and learn all I could about the real man and the legend.
By Mark Gagnon4 years ago in Fiction
They burned the witch
Margrette languished atop the pyre with its blistering flames already lapping beyond her knees, the stubble remnants of her hair were smouldering, her clothes had long become ashes in the wind. The delirium borne purely of searing pain, delivered kindly to her, her mother’s voice and once again she was six, picking dandelion and foxglove and wormwood and sage. It was better that her mind went there than remain in the present but even the sweetness of memory could not protect her.
By Wendy Thacker4 years ago in Fiction
The Age of Aquarium
The grounds seemed much more crowded than usual. No matter. This meeting was of the urgent variety and if I had to temporarily accelerate my speed to maneuver through these people, it would be worth it. I’ll just have to pay the price later. It’s still taking me a while to get used to the brief healing period after drawing on these new powers. I made a mental note to add that to the list of questions already swimming in mind.
By Emily Shaw4 years ago in Fiction
Lost Things
It all starts because there’s a certain Great White shark—small for its species and covered in thick, white scars—who has a disposition for mayhem. It bangs against the glass of the aquarium when visitors stop to ponder the aquarium life, or even as they pass. The shark seems to have an intuition about which guests have a more sensitive constitution, as it has a great track record of singling out which people will scream the loudest, which children will be so terrified that their parents will have a talk with the administrator about that “godawful beast.”
By Noel Mallory4 years ago in Fiction
Actual Reason Why Spartan Empire Went Extinct
For hundreds of years, the Spartans were the most feared warriors in all of Greece. Spartan children were trained to be deadly at the age of seven, the Kings went into battle alongside their warriors, and no one could stop their conquest of Greece once it began. But nothing lasts forever, not even Sparta. What happened to this great civilization? It turns out that their greatest strength ended up being their downfall. Legend has it that the founder of Sparta was a son of Zeus named Lacedaemon.
By Jayveer Vala4 years ago in Fiction
