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Eléni’s First Visit - Part 13
This is the lucky-thirteen part of the tale. Goddess Athena asked me to write a final one given that the twelfth may have been too misleading. Some things were mentioned that should have been omitted, such as the declaration that Patrick, M, and Eléni were one and the same, which is somewhat false. Patrick and M may be two halves of one man, but Eléni is someone else altogether. So, why did I, Patrick, insinuate and then state that she was part of us and thus a third? You may need to read all twelve parts again which I linked at the bottom as Part 12 since it also links within it to all the others. But the gist of it is simple. I wanted to “see” the reaction of two of the characters. Athena played along because it seemed harmless. I was only going to test a hypothesis. Nothing scientific, mind you, but something ironic. It seems to have worked, but I am still not sure to what degree. It is the real reason why I suggest that you read the other twelve parts again, so you can help me understand if my final game worked out as I had planned. What are you talking about? I can almost hear a few of you think. It is hard to explain. There are too many parts to cover. I am sorry but I am finally laughing for a change. You are not trees as far I know. Remember that each of those twelve parts requires around six minutes of your time on average, so you need to schedule about eighty minutes in total, which includes this thirteenth and last part. By the way, the image above looks a little like Eléni, without the stars, of course. I counted eight and she is surely a ten.
By Patrick M. Ohana5 years ago in Futurism
Cyborg Cowboy Outlaw
James Wilson 0137 hours, June 16th, 2145 This is it. Here’s my chance at redemption. The biggest job of my life so far is going according to plan. Bad Mouth Billy is offering $20 Million for Mayor McCullough’s daughter alive and unharmed. I’ll admit I roughed her up a bit while getting her on the ship but I swear the only real harm I did was to her feelings.
By Tone Swing5 years ago in Futurism
Eléni’s First Visit - Part 12
This is the twelfth and last part of the tale, unless Goddess Athena asks me to write more. But she will not given the freedom that she affords me in all matters both literary and real. All eleven previous parts, linked at the bottom through Part 11, are a must to fully follow and comprehend this love affair between the real ((giggles)) and the unreal ((giggles)). Each other part requires around five minutes of your time, but this one will require more. More, I tell you, more! Anthi Psomiadou and R Tsambounieri Talarantas had graciously agreed to appear as fictional characters in this first visit of Eléni to Athens, where she had hoped beyond scientific reason to speak to Goddess Athena and find the missing Patrick. The story spans her two-week visit to ‘tis-blue and ‘tis-white Greece. Athena mia! At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet. Plato
By Patrick M. Ohana5 years ago in Futurism
Eléni’s First Visit - Part 11
This is the eleventh part of the tale. There will be twelve parts unless Goddess Athena necessitates more. All ten previous parts, linked at the bottom through Part 10, are necessary to fully follow this ongoing romance between the real and the possibly real. Each part requires around five minutes of your time. Anthi Psomiadou and R Tsambounieri Talarantas had graciously agreed to appear as fictional characters in this first visit of Eléni to Athens, where she had hoped to speak to Goddess Athena and find the missing Patrick. The story spans her two-week visit to blue-sky-and-seas and white-independence Greece. Alcohol makes other people less tedious, and food less bland, and can help provide what the Greeks called entheos, or the slight buzz of inspiration when reading or writing. Christopher Hitchens (I still miss him to no end)
By Patrick M. Ohana5 years ago in Futurism
Beyond the Darkness
I don’t remember much of the world that was. It seems so long ago, like a dream, it remains in the recesses of my mind. I grew up in this world, after the end of everything, when the creatures came. They came out of the chaos of a war that could not be won, after man had finally invented their own destruction, leaders of nations had spoken of peace while threatening war and then they launched there nukes, instantly wiping out two thirds of the worlds population and making most of the land unlivable except for a few pockets tucked in valleys in the far reaches of the different land masses. The radiation from the nukes had killed most living things, humans, animals and nature alike, it did not discriminate, it just destroyed. Anything on the edge that didn’t die but could not escape became a living nightmare, changed into unrecognizable monsters that could not think except to destroy what was left. Things we once had were gone, weapons like guns and ammunition and artillery were replaced with blades, swords made by those who could work with steel. We learned to make bows and arrows. For in the instant the nukes hit we were blown back into the Stone Age. We not only had to defend against marauders but also the radians, for that is what we now called the creatures, they had begun to leave the areas of radiation and were wandering into the valleys, and had begun to attack our havens in ever increasing numbers.
By Jesse Noel5 years ago in Futurism
A Land Before Time & The Eternal Time
The primeval time of the Earth, was like gestation before birth, realm beyond time measure or worth. Landscapes we’re wild lush & thick. Remote cultures worshiped the dick. With rituals most might think sick! We wrote our memories into stone. Space visitors became astro-bone. Speech & manner held savage tone. The Earth provided every need. Royal bloods on men’s souls would feed. We craved pure blood & men’s prime seed. Royals possessed prime genetics. Our blood vibed with high kinetics, intelligence & aesthetics.
By David Duran 5 years ago in Futurism
Eléni’s First Visit - Part 10
This is the tenth part of the tale. There will be twelve parts or perhaps more. It seems to depend on Goddess Athena, after all. The first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth parts are all necessary to fully follow this ongoing saga, with each part only requiring around five minutes of your time. Anthi Psomiadou and R Tsambounieri Talarantas had both graciously agreed to appear as fictional characters in this first visit of Eléni to Greece, where she had hoped to speak to Goddess Athena and find the missing Patrick. The story spans her two-week visit to blue-heaven-and-white-texture Greece. Let there be light! said Liberty, and like the sunrise from the sea, Athens arose! Percy Bysshe Shelley
By Patrick M. Ohana5 years ago in Futurism
Eléni’s First Visit - Part 9
This is the ninth part of the tale. I am planning twelve parts or perhaps fourteen. It depends on Shakespeare. The first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth parts are all required to fully follow this ongoing story, and each part is still around a five-minute read. Anthi Psomiadou and R Tsambounieri Talarantas have both graciously agreed to appear as fictional characters in this first visit of Eléni to Greece, where she had hoped to speak to Goddess Athena and find the missing Patrick. The continuing story spans the rest of her two-week visit to sky-and-marble Greece. Athens, the eye of Greece, mother of arts and eloquence, native to famous wits. John Milton
By Patrick M. Ohana5 years ago in Futurism
The Looters
It was around 9am on a nice, sunny Monday morning when the Looters came to my area. Max told me vague details about them; you can always see them coming because they only wear red, they don’t actually want to hurt us but they will if they have to, and most importantly do not speak them on any account. I asked Max why the last point was the most important, and he shrugged and said it was just what his dad had told him. Then he was quiet, banging the toe of his shoe into the ground. Max kept a photo of his dad in the lining of the cap he always wore, only removing it for the purposes of wiping his brow or laying his head on his pillow. You’ll be able to see them coming, he repeated.
By Alice Clarke 5 years ago in Futurism
Ancient and Modern Greece
During this ill-favoured pandemic, on a certain day in December 2020, I was visited by Goddess Athena, not literally, of course, but almost in a number of ways, five to be exact. By the way, five is Athena's number among the twelve Olympians of Ancient Greece.
By Patrick M. Ohana5 years ago in Futurism
Eléni’s First Visit - Part 8
This is the eighth part of the tale. I have yet to decide on the last. The first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh parts are all required to follow this continuing story, and each part is still around a five-minute read. Both Anthi Psomiadou and R Tsambounieri Talarantas have graciously agreed to become fictional characters in this special visit by Eléni to Greece, where she had hoped to speak to Goddess Athena and find the missing Patrick. The continuing story spans the rest of her two-week visit to blue sky-and-white cloud Greece. O Greece! Where have you been all these years? Can you hear me? Do I have to say it in Greek? O Elláda! Poú ísoun óla aftá ta chrónia?
By Patrick M. Ohana5 years ago in Futurism
