Putting Earth on the Map_A Place in the Sun_Unauthorized Celebration_Dog Kingdom: The Wayward Prince
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Putting Earth on the Map
"Why does the moon keep following me?" I began to ask with great curiosity"Ah, that's just an illusion you see!” my father began to explain, “the moon is so big and so far away, compared to you, it doesn't ever seem to move, which only makes it look like it's following you". Of course, for a child my age the concept of far-away was an hour’s walk to grandmother’s, who lived outside the city. I turned my back and began to power walk, looking briefly behind, hoping to stealthily escape its sinister omnipresence. It was still there. My brisk walk turned to a jog, to a full panther sprint. Until ...
A Place in the Sun
The metallic surface of the Cleveland Company logo glimmered faintly as the space station became slowly bathed in the dim glow of moonlight. Eileen sat in the control room chair looking straight ahead, not distracted by the sight of Umbriel passing the window; she’d seen it a thousand times. Her eyes were fixated by the 50-inch rectangle of light above her head. “He never takes me anywhere” she sighed. Prodding the remote control repeatedly at three second intervals, she continued browsing images of the inner Solar System - far off places, close to the Sun, but she knew it was hopwww.onedoor.cceless. Ted ha...
Unauthorized Celebration
I'm seated here, with twelve strangers, at a table covered with a faded red cloth, set with antique dishes and cutlery. Three candles flicker constantly, and most of us don't know or remember why. The food is good, made with ancient ingredients that are hard to come by and expensive, so the portions are small. Most of it is too salty or sweet for my tastes, but the recipes must be followed. It all started in 2022, long before my time when religious celebrations were still safe and legal. So, we now call this our 'Winter Gathering' and still practice this ritual every December. I don't know h...
Dog Kingdom: The Wayward Princess
NOTE: This is a chapter in a longer work.Berna Longtail, puppy-in-waiting and royal tutor to Princess Flora, never ventured into the human world. The moment her paws touched the sidewalk, she stood and sniffed the air. So many different scents! Her nose wiggled all over in confusion and she couldn’t sort out one smell from the other. Too many! The human food with its aromas that went right to her tongue and her stomach until she panted with hunger and lunged at one of the morsels of food held by a human on the grass.She thought: That won’t do! A royal companion must behave properly at all tim...