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Sideshow Bandit
1976. A film crew for The Six Million Dollar Man discovers something odd about a day-glo dummy hanging in a Laff-in-the-Dark ride at Long Beach, California. Setting up to shoot a scene, a techie tries to move the neon orange mannequin but its arm falls off, revealing sinew.
By Marie Wilson3 years ago in History
Saving The Puritan Sea Monster. Top Story - February 2023. Content Warning.
September 2022- Rhea My eyes were already heavy from the little sleep as I worked a double shift at The Donut Place the day before. I entered my last class for the day, an elective at Pearce Community College called “Women in New England During the Seventeenth Century.” I’m not sure why I selected this class other than it fit into my schedule and I needed the credits if I was ever going to transfer into four-year college. I wasn’t sure what I even wanted to do with my life yet. I was just kind of floating, but I felt like getting a degree in something would help.
By C. H. Richard3 years ago in History
Sasha’s Sacrifice
Listen to the recorded story on Spotify: (Available on all major platforms—full list here) Author's Note: This story was written for the Owl Canyon Press Hackathon #4. If you're unfamiliar with these contests, the main premise is that you are given the opening paragraph and closing paragraph and then need to write a story that uses these pieces while following other rules around paragraph length, paragraph count, and so forth.
By Stephen A. Roddewig4 years ago in History
Why A Woman Killed Her Kids So Her Husband Could Die With Honour
Reliving this story as I feel it is so powerful and is a perfect entry into the new Vocal challenge. Before we start, I would like to warn you that this is a harrowing and heart-breaking true story of Commander Hajime Fujii and the distressing lengths that his wife went to so that he could further serve his country during World War Two. I wanted to take some time to look over why she did what she did and what his motivations were.
By Daniel Millington4 years ago in History
The History of Flying- Part Three of Three
It is rare to live in an area where you don't see airplanes flying overhead, often to destinations unknown. We live in a remarkable age which makes it possible to get around the planet rather quickly. This final part of The History of Flying is all about human flying creations.
By Julie Lacksonen4 years ago in History
Before the Dawn
Cold. Dark. Miserable. These words echoed through Corporal Stanley Halliday’s head as the patrol advanced through the pre-dawn gray. Frost already crawled along the barrel of his musket, and he felt the growing sensation of ice against his thigh where his knife hung.
By Stephen A. Roddewig4 years ago in History
In The 6ix: A Black Baker Rises to the Top. Runner-Up in History Would’ve Burned This Page Challenge. Top Story - February 2024.
The man made good cakes. And following an apprenticeship, he got a job as a baker. It was 1861, he was nineteen years old. It wasn’t his first job - he’d been working since he was a kid to pay for school supplies - and it wouldn’t be his last. For the next sixteen years he kneaded dough, decorated cakes, baked pies. Then, he started driving horse-drawn cabs for his uncle’s livery stable. Years later, at the age of fifty-two, he became Toronto’s first Black elected politician.
By Marie Wilson5 years ago in History
Mistletoe Traditions
Mistletoe has a unique history A popular holiday tradition is kissing under the mistletoe, which has an interesting history. Placing a sprig of the plant over a doorway in your home or holding it over the head of someone you want to kiss fun during the Christmas season.
By Cheryl E Preston5 years ago in History
