Chapter Two
Sunlight
Within a few hours the occurrences of the creature were forgotten news, and Patten and Deppit, pushed their way along the stream in the canyon. They had buried Fitzgerald in the soil along side the tree the creature had lived in. Ah, cold it may seem, but it was the deal they had all [...]
Part I
A young man, named LH, came from the small country called Malta, to pursue studies at the University, who had but a little money in his pocket, settled in an apartment near by the University. The young stranger, for very few knew where he came from, became studied in the great art [...]
My story: I am 32 and addicted to audio books. I have been trying to cut back but I can’t.I was first introduced to audio books 12 years ago. My parents bought me a Stephen King audio book as a birthday present. It included 10 books on cassettes each 25 minutes. I finished listening to [...]
“From the Pit of the Void”
Part II
Seven years after the professor had died, the Malta news paper read:
“The prison of the fallen angels and hybrid-demon some [half human, half spirit] was opened today. What come out of the black depths of the pit of the abyss were locusts, with scorpion tails to sting humankind. [...]
The screeching of tortured tyres, the frantic slamming of a car brake and the resounding thud of a body sent me racing towards the scene of the incident. A handful of people had also heard the deafening sound and had crammed around muttering curses under their breath.
Laying in the pool of his blood, was a [...]
Mick poured himself a shot of whiskey, his hands trembled and he could not help spilling a large quantity of whiskey on his rug carpet. He walked on shaky legs with the shot of whiskey in his hand to the table were the pictures lay, keeping his eyes away from the corpse. He sank slowly [...]
Good Taste, Bad Taste and No Taste
The troika of opinion, value and taste are inextricably entwined. Yet, as with close relationships everywhere, they may be intimate and loving, distant and hateful or entirely indifferent to one another. Hopefully, I shall be able to explore a few strands of their relationship to see whether they talk [...]
Beading looms, Russian coraling techniques, crocheted bead jewelry, beading incorporated into purses and quilts … there are so many ways to create beaded items that it’s hard to know where to start. Luckily, the Internet can bring an entire world of beading information, materials and supplies into your home. A quick search using the keyword [...]
There are all kinds of magic tricks these days that are quitefascinating and amazing. You have your classic everyday cardtricks, you have coin tricks, and magic tricks involvingeveryday objects. But there is one magic trick that blows allother magic tricks away, and that is the capability of beingable to levitate some object into [...]
It is fair to say that many observers of art, professional or otherwise, are hampered by preconceived ideas of what represents good art. The uninitiated might consider Botticelli’s “Venus” the epitome of female beauty and use it as an unswerving benchmark. Many of the images and concepts that have so outraged the gallery going public [...]
We also frequently witness a significant divergence between mass appeal and informed opinion. The latter cares very much about the aesthetic and very little about the quality of the experience. There is a great deal of intellectual arrogance among the cognoscenti that fails to recognise the simple pleasures the majority may elicit from a work [...]
“Now that he’s alone again—” said Muse Harding.
I stopped short of responding, I really didn’t want anything to do with old man Beck. My Uncle Jeffery told me that the old man was dangerous, that he may not look or act it, but he had kind of one of those—so he called, ‘evil eyes,’ [...]
The Planet Nrutas[The Lyrist and the Princess]
Advance: this is a very strange planet indeed, it is just outside our solar system, beyond it, that is, beyond even the planet known as Moiromma, and Ice Cap—(an Asteroid planet) and beyond Cilara: going towards the planet SSARG, but not quite that distance. Nrutas is ruled [...]
1 Shanghai—2000
When I first walked down the street by the hotel called, “The Grand Hyatt Shanghai,” I found myself looking over towards the Oriental Pearl Tower; it reminded me of the tower in Kyoto, Japan [1999]. It was a marvelous looking city—this Shanghai, I thought at the time, with its modern architecture and [...]
Let me start by saying that ‘I am an American’ Ok, there I have admitted it. But let me go on to make myself slightly more unpopular by suggesting that our American society does present us with a range of valuable and positive aspects. (no – I am not being ironic yet) Before you stop [...]
Helping your young acting hopeful prepare for a successful acting career can be an incredibly rewarding experience for the parent. All parents like seeing their children being creative, expressing themselves, and, most importantly, having fun.
It should be stated, however, that forcing a child to participate in any pursuit they [...]
The fastest way to bring beauty and style to aroom is to put up prints of beautiful paintings. Here’s what youshould consider:
Painting Prints Price Range:
Expectto pay somewhere in the neighborhood of $50-$500 for an unframedprint–anything less than $50 is likely a poster. You shouldexpect to pay a similar amount to have the print framed–note [...]
Have you ever had a near-death experience? Many who have give remarkably similar accounts. Here are two similar accounts by two of the most brilliant people in the Twentieth Century.
Nikola Tesla was one of the most gifted scientists the world has ever known. His two greatest inventions, the alternating current transformer and the magnifying transformer [...]
I slept in snatches that night. I always do whenever I have a big day ahead of me. I swung my feet off the bed and onto the carpeted floor. Two quick strides took me to the switch on the wall, I snapped it on and the electric bulb overhead came alight. I stared at [...]
Sudoku, or number placement, puzzles are sweeping the country. Even though the game involves numbers, it is not mathematical. And people who feel they don’t have a good vocabulary will choose them in preference to crossword puzzles. Soduku is nothing more than logic.
Howard Gams is given credit for inventing the puzzle in 1979. His puzzles [...]