The Hardy Boys: The Tower Treasure – Ch 3
“Thanks so much for doing this,” Frank told Tony as he, Chet, and Joe climbed into the Prito van. They had taken a few minutes to unload their friends’ luggage and loaded a picnic pack…
Year: 2021
Crossing the Space Between – Chapter 4 – Jordan’s Magic
Pandemonium broke out in the parking lot as everyone began talking at once. “We can overtake them easy; they’re walking!” “They’re VKs! They’ve probably already given us the slip!” “It hasn’t been five minutes! We’re…
North of Hopeless, South of Freezing – Chapter 5: Journey North
The group traveled quickly for the first three days, taking very little time for breaks before nightfall. Hiccup wanted to time it perfectly, getting to Berk after sunrise, so he could have some time to…
Journey of Discovery Chapter 19 (A Kingdom Hearts Story)
“What?!” Grace dropped her tray of food, spilling it all over her. “You’re telling me that the two of them are alive?” “That’s exactly what I’m saying.” As the others sat around me, I continued,…
Light, Love, Song, Feast, and Dance: Thoughts on the Capitol Riot
Someone wrote that if you were a mile away from the Battle of Hastings (October 1066), you not only couldn’t hear any of it but unless you were in direct line of sight you wouldn’t…
Creation’s Intermittent Rain
Soft rain to make the apples plump with prideBright sun to make the apples blush with redSoft rain to batter at the sunflowers’ strideBright sun to make each sunflower lift its head Soft rain to…
Of Simpler Signs
If the oak its bounty spreads,and ‘cross the ground its acorns sheds,then Winter bears a snowy shawlof eiderdown, to blanket all. If Autumn enters, warm and nice,then Winter’s bringing snow and ice. If cold August…
The Hardy Boys: The Tower Treasure – Ch 2
No sooner had Frank told their father what had happened than Fenton ordered them to go to the Morton’s house. He would call the police and tell the women where they had gone. Without another…
Crossing the Space Between – Chapter 3 – Plans and Actions
The morning bell unceremoniously broke up the meeting in Fairy Godmother’s office and the teenagers headed for class as stoically as they could, but by lunchtime Jay and Carlos were ready to slip away. “I…
North of Hopeless, South of Freezing – Chapter 4: Bear Clan
“This isn’t going to be easy, is it?” grumbled Hiccup. The two had returned to find Elinor trying to calm the clans down while the triplets were awake and distracting Toothless with a game and…