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Dreams built on classic WoW

I will not give them the part that hurts!  The thought pounded behind Beryl’s stoic, closed in face. Her appearance of calmness was betrayed only by a fierce, quick gnaw at the inside of her cheek and the twitching toes attempting to bury themselves into the sand of the parade floor.  The soft sound of…

Silent Screams

When you drove the last of the people to an unwanted, barren bit of land you swore it would be ours as long as the grass is green and the waters run.   You promised all the children who donated pennies that wild horses and burros would be safe as you signed into law the Wild…

Flour Power

I do dislike being asked for my bread recipe. In these days of central air telling someone “Well it depends on the weather” doesn’t go over real well. I remember the summer at my grandparent’s farm when I learned about bread. Grannie believed in open windows, her old wood stove and letting the food teach…

The Games of War

A Tale of Two Experiments in Social Engineering “We’re agreed, right?  Team Anton takes the old country and Team Boris the new one.  Whomever causes the most carnage in the next four months wins.”.  Boris looked a bit smug as he proclaimed the rules.  Anton glanced at his team and then nodded. Both teams bowed…

The Small Things

The news crews have moved on, overworked charitable groups are busy doing what they can for newer crises. Hurricane Katrina still makes the news; the hardest hit communities from Hurricane Rita get some exposure to the eyes of the world at large. After all, Galveston County was spared the worst of it; we were lucky.…


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