Walking Home
“Yes dear, I’ll be right home. Yes, I have my umbrella. Yes dear. Love you too. Bye.”
You put down the phone receiver and sigh. You love your wife, but sometimes she can be a real nag.
You stand up. On your desk, papers are strewn everywhere. You couldn’t find anything if you tried.
You take your suit coat from the back of your chair. You look through the blinds of the window behind you- it’s raining. Hard. Maybe you shouldn’t wear your suite coat; it might shrink
It was dark. The moon rose high above the cliffs of Po-Wahi, casting dim light across the empty desserts. In Po-Koro, Tohunga were sleeping, getting their rest after a hard day of work. Only watchmen were out, standing above the gate. Even they were starting to drift asleep.
There was one exception.
The door of a small hut slowly opened. From it emerged a cloaked Tohunga who closed the door softly behind him. He looked around cautiously, making sure that no one was watching.
He pro
Suspense #1: Gah. HH said she'd post the SS contest winners today or tomorrow. It's today. They haven't been posted. I will proceed to meltdown in anticipation tomorrow during school.
Suspense #2: The BZMS has temporarily been suspended. Yes. Do not fear. By no stretch of the imagination is it permanent. I have other projects (such as the SS contest) to work on.
Also: My new sign off is as follows:
I feel it accurately displays how the reader feels after reading my posts.
Columbus was a vile, mean, bad man. He enslaved and abused the native people he met, even though they tried to be peaceful.
He didn't even discover "America." The Vikings discovered America. Columbus discovered South America.
But still, if it weren't for him we wouldn't be here. SO THERE.
Chapter Twenty Five
It takes only one drink to get me drunk. The trouble is, I can't remember if it's the thirteenth or the fourteenth.
George Burns, US actor & comedian (1896 - 1996)
Toaraga was being led back to his cell. He was still drunk, from the drug he was continuously being given. The two guards struggled to keep him from falling down stairs, or walking into a wall.
They reached his cell. They tossed him inside, slamming the door behind. A cli
