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PRESIDENTIAL TALL TALES VII

     We continue to hunt for conspiracy theories involving each President of the United States.  To qualify, the story must be more or less contemporary with the President involved, and must be discounted by a majority of Mainstream Historians.  I was expecting the boring Presidents of the late nineteenth century to be fairly free ofContinue reading “PRESIDENTIAL TALL TALES VII”

DRAGONSHELF AND THE DROVER 11

     “I think it was a harmless joke!” Nubry exclaimed again.  “Do I?  Yes, I do!”      Bott said nothing, watching the ship’s defenses vaporizing bits of petals and stems as they neared the ship, AND wondering whether anyone but the Sacotans of Etmaal III were the only ones who ever got so angry asContinue reading “DRAGONSHELF AND THE DROVER 11”

FICTION FRIDAY: A Smell of Leaves

     Mike straightened his back with only minor effort, and stretched.  That was a respectable pile of leaves, and the weather was perfect for raking: cool with a light breeze not quite strong enough to go through the cloth jacket he was thinking of taking off if Carol wasn’t watching him through the kitchen window. Continue reading “FICTION FRIDAY: A Smell of Leaves”

PRESIDENTIAL TALL TALES VI

     We continue our quest to find a conspiracy theory for each President of the United States.  To reiterate the rules, we need something that was not just made up yesterday on the Interwebs: a conspiracy theory is best if it is contemporary with the president, or arose shortly thereafter.  And to be a REALContinue reading “PRESIDENTIAL TALL TALES VI”

DRAGONSHELF AND THE DROVER 10

     “Toots and Casper had a baby named….”      “Buttercup!”      Bott sealed the last of his belt grenades, having checked the charge in each one.  “How can you chat that way with a slave ship?” he asked Nubry.      “Oh!  Well,” The librarian shrugged three times in quick succession.  “She’s not really that muchContinue reading “DRAGONSHELF AND THE DROVER 10”

Airy Problems

     I know it’s not February, but you can always file this column and not read it until February (if then.)      Besides, I’m offering you a break from all those November articles which tell you that Benjamin Franklin suggested the turkey be made our national bird instead of the bald eagle.  This always hasContinue reading “Airy Problems”

PRESIDENTIAL TALL TALES V

     This is a series where we seek out at least one good solid conspiracy theory about each President of the United States.  We prefer those which were active at the time the President in question was, and the theory should be considered, by a majority of Mainstream Historians (as any good Conspiracy Theorist knowsContinue reading “PRESIDENTIAL TALL TALES V”

DRAGONSHELF AND THE DROVER 9

     A Sheriff’s snip must contain a large number of well-trained troopers.  Anything might come up which required their attention: the suppression of a revolt, the arrest of a governor-general (which might require defeating an entire planet’s military force), that sort of thing.  The troopers aboard the Rhododendron were the best Sheriff Parimat had foundContinue reading “DRAGONSHELF AND THE DROVER 9”

FICTION FRIDAY: Neatness Counts

     Ridiculous!  He stepped away from the tumble of garlic.  He might have moved on, crushing the cloves underfoot, to symbolize what he would do to the idiots who concocted such a trap, but reflected that if they were setting traps in the corridor, they might have forgotten the old passage behind the tapestry ofContinue reading “FICTION FRIDAY: Neatness Counts”