fact or fiction
Is it a fact or is it merely fiction? Fact or Fiction explores relationship myths and truths to get your head out of the clouds and back into romantic reality.
Finding Hemingway
I thought I was dressed for the occasion. Sports pants and bra, ball cap and sunglasses. Water shoes. I struggled a bit as I unloaded the bulky kayak from my trunk, almost dragging it to its launching spot on the Colorado mountain lake. A perfectly still lake that morning. Yes, I was dressed for a morning of sport, but I might have lavished a little more attention on myself if I had known--on that day, I would be finding Hemingway.
By Sandra Alexander 4 years ago in Humans
How A Raging bull
Set in the prairie, a large fence sticks above the grass, falling to ruin in some places. There, in the field stood a once proud bull, now reduced to weary bones covered by a thin sickly hide scarred and bug-bitten. His eyes, already lifeless and empty had gained even a glassier look, like he had no will left in him to fight anymore. That was even more evident when I entered his paddock, and he didn’t even lift his head, let alone chase me off. It was almost sad to load him up to take to the factory, where his skin would be tanned and turned into leather, while what little meat we could find was sent away to be packaged for distribution.
By Shelby Bowdy4 years ago in Humans
The star marked Bull
Harkey, one of the members of the landlord Major Ba (Ba: Father as a respect in Nepali and Major his army title, now retired)’s big family was the first to notice the birth of Tarey (meaning one with star, reference to star mark on its forehead) by its mother Ratu (the Red one, name of the cow) on the wee hours of the dawn. Major Ba was such an encouraging father figure that he wanted to give something extra on his work compared to Mailo or Birkhey who were also domestic helpers of Major Ba. That is why, even Majorni Ama (Wife of Major Ba) complains less about his work; a workhorse herself and difficult to please strict personality. He always was the first to wake up in the Major Ba’s extended family of 13 with 4 helpers. As he had seen labor pain and birth by many cows before, he knew some of the nitty gritty of facilitating birth in case of some anomalies. For Ratu, it was her third time giving birth. She had given birth to two baby cows before, who were members of the illustrious cow family of Major Ba. It was a very short labor this time and he need not interfere. After few minutes, when the newborn stood on its own, seeing the male sex of the newborn calf, Harkey told to himself, “You are possibly guest for a year”.
By Prabin Raut4 years ago in Humans
Mustering in the red dirt
When I was 16, my family bought a cattle station 10 hours drive from Melbourne in the heart of the Australian outback. It was 40,000 acres which may seem enormous, but by outback standards, it was a small property and only viable if you had other properties or businesses.
By Carla Cram4 years ago in Humans
You Are Beautiful
The heat stroke Emlyn had suffered caused more damage than she originally thought. The symptoms were mild at first: confusion, headache, flushed skin. She thought it was just a mild sunburn, but her skin was feverish and she fluctuated between sweating and feeling too dry. Maybe she'd trained too hard, pushed herself too hard.
By Nicole Deviney4 years ago in Humans
Stephanie Says
Haunted by the consistent beeps and noises that sweep through my mind: Stephanie is still there. She was so angry that night in 1995, and it’s still hard to wrap my mind around the accident! Sitting by my best friend in a comatose state, and staring at you Janie, as you tell me the story….
By Angela Campagna4 years ago in Humans
