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Evening Train
May 31, 1933 Kansas The train lurched and Iris Hazelwood opened her eyes. It was not a station stop, just another of those mysterious bumps familiar to regular railway passengers. A trifle to hardy souls who traveled by train across America’s vast western prairie. But Iris hadn’t boarded a train for years and she was unaccustomed to unexpected jolts and irregular motions.
By Donald Paul Benjamin5 years ago in Humans
History of St. Valentine's Day
St. Valentine was martyred on February 14. However, Valentine or Valentinus is the name of at least three martyred saints. The most celebrated are the two martyrs whose festivals fall on February 14. One was a Roman priest, the other, bishop of Terni.
By Bill Petro5 years ago in Humans
The Flask
The Flask May the 3rd, 1972, New York, at midnight… “Scotland, 1906.” Reggie babbled. The 95 years old was breathing heavily. Suddenly, a mysterious old worn little black book slipped from his right hand and fell on the vintage maroon Persian rug under his chair. The notebook’s pages opened as it hit the rug. “We did all we could, perhaps even more,” it read in the opened page. Along with it, an old flask fell from his hands. The words that Reggie just said became visible on one side of the fallen flask; “Scotland, 1906.” There was also something else written within the intriguing black booklet’s pages…
By Marcelo Palermo5 years ago in Humans
Bravery is Only the First Step
When I think of brave black women, especially those women in history who dared to be bold when it wasn’t safe for them, I think of Bessie Stringfield, the first Black woman to ride across the US solo. She later became a dispatch rider for the US Army during WWII.
By Meygan5 years ago in Humans
The Hike
It’s 1929, and there’s still not much a girl can get away with, huh? And that’s coming from me. No idea who I think I am, walkin’ around the way I do, not giving a single gosh darn, not workin’ a day of my little ol’ life away. Not real work, anyway. Not the way Tom defines it. “Joyce, don’t you care what’s gonna happen to us if they let me go?”
By Hannah Kfoury5 years ago in Humans
Hamish and Agatha's
Fiona stared into the fireplace, watching the flames flicker and dance, while around her, everyone who had known and loved her grandmother, talked or cried or both. She was numb. Curled around her steaming cup of hot coffee, she tucked her toes underneath herself and held the warm mug close to her chest. Her eyes closed and all the chatter and weeping slowly faded away into nothing.
By Emily Flanagan 5 years ago in Humans
The Greeks Really Knew How To Party
It seems that these days people are in a constant pursuit of being recognized for some posting, achievement or Tik Tok dance. We seek validation within the digital world and on social media for our talent, our views and our hilarious missteps. To paraphrase the pop cultural icon, Andy Warhol, we all seem to be having our fifteen minutes of fame.
By William Gold5 years ago in Humans
GOLDEN JUBILEE
An old Irish man, living in unusually grim conditions within the heart of London, answered the knock upon his door. He came to find a courier of Queen Victoria standing before him with a sealed letter hanging off the tips of his glove. The courier bid good day before returning to the carriage on the cobble stone street on that frigid January day.
By REDWRITER5 years ago in Humans
Forgotten
Most cannot recall these tales anymore. They used to be passed down from generation to generation. However, as technological advances took hold, these stories are long forgotten. Deemed fantasy, tossed away as witchcraft and wizardry. Placed alongside stories created about schools for those gifted in such a craft, or chalked up as the active imagination of young children.
By Mariam Michalak5 years ago in Humans
Roanoke Colony
May 8th, 1587, a colony led by John White landed on Roanoke Island from England. They arrived sometime in July 1587. There were some small attacks from Native Americans in the first month. Colonists desperately wanted John White to go back to England and retrieve more supplies from them such as food, weapons and more people. So, on August 25th, 1587, White sailed back to England to retrieve more supplies for them, leaving behind 115 colonists (87 men, 17 women and 11 children, including his daughter). Unfortunately, White's timing was poor. England was on the verge of going to war with Spain which had a particularly strong armada, so he was unable to return for sometime. It wasn't until August 1590, when White would make his way back to the island. To his shock, he found that the entire colony had vanished with a trace. The only clue he found was the word Croatoan carved into a fence post and Crow carved into a tree.
By Fazzy5 years ago in Humans
Spiritual Candles
I’ve been obsessed with lighting candles for the past two months. I light a candle about 3 times a day. I have scented candles from DW, Sand + Fog, Briteside and M.WG. My favorite brand is DW Home Candles and my favorite scent is Vanilla Maple. There’s something about the ritual of lighting candles that I can’t seem to resist so I’ve decided to do some research about it.
By Leah Ella5 years ago in Humans
Was I born in the wrong generation?
Haha, those days when we feel and think we are older than we actually are.. *Sighs* *Gets up from chair, hearing some sort of crack in the body* You're wondering next time what part of the body is going to pop next, in theory. Or the times that you remember that it was a certain amount of years ago that you graduated, that you rode the bus for the last time, certain big points even little points in your life felt like eternity ago. Plus the people you remember growing up being little kids are adults and so forth.. Along with the technology.. oh boy, how it has changed since time began. Sometimes it's nice, sometimes it's better to do it the old fashion way.
By Roseinbloom5 years ago in Humans