Those were the days

It’s not easy being 75 years old; it’s even worse being 75 and traveling on a plane. But the worst thing is to be 75, traveling on a plane and going to meet one of your best friends who is on his death bed.
It’s not easy to be living away from your homeland for 40 [...]

The Dogs Must Be Fed

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CHAPTER ONE: THE SLAUGHTER

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The Zangerberths and the Hilanders were at war again. The seventh in a series of many, if ones memory served him right. They say the deadliest battles in history had been fought between the two sides. Blood baths. After a conquest, no sign of a whole village would be left, burnt to [...]

Shame on you ego!

Victor and Vice were twins. Growing up together they were two peas in a pod. Nothing could separate them. If one was hurt the other felt more pain. Happy and merry with not a worry in the world they played around the neighborhood making everyone they passed by laugh and smile.
 It was a matter of [...]

Change

  He felt sad inside. He would always go sit in the grass by the fence when he felt sad and pick at the grass He sat there partly because he did not want to go far from home and partly because no one could see him from there. He was an emotional little kid. [...]

The hand that feeds

Professor Taleho was always more intrigued by the students whom he considered being rather slow than the rest. He had spent many years in the same university, taking upon himself the task of not only teaching his students the subject at hand, but also how to be confident and make their own mark in the [...]

Reflection

Today was like no other. But it was totally different. He had these days far too often. He stood on the small bridge made of stone blocks that stretched across the small lake in the park. He rested his arms on the rail guards and looked down into the water at his reflection. A few [...]

My son; my life

 I remember when my son was born. It was the happiest day of my life by far. I was so proud. That was the first time in years I had tears of joy. My son came and strengthened the bond between me and my wife.
 I remember when my son started saying his first words. He [...]

The Wizard of Oz: The Real Deal

 
CHAPTER 5: THE TIN WOODMAN
They left the cottage and walked through the trees until they found a little spring of clear water, where Dorothy drank and bathed and ate her breakfast. When they had finished her meal, and was about to go back to the road of yellow brick, they were startled to hear a [...]

Slave of self

“Sara? Honey? Oh my God! Sara!” my mom said as she switched on the light. As I opened my eyes unwillingly, I expected to see the similar surroundings of my own room, but instead I found myself in the kitchen. She ran towards me. She seemed really scared all of a sudden. “Sara! What the [...]

Noticed

He stood un-noticed at the end of the field. He looked at the group of guys in their soccer team uniforms standing in the middle chatting and joking around. The winter seemed colder than usual and the fog limited the field of vision. He hated it when they would laugh. He wanted to be a [...]