Sci-Fi Classic - Of Time And Texas by William F. NolanA professor invents a time door with which to solve the over population
problem in the year 2057 There was plenty of room in Texas in 1957.
There is a slight glitch. The text for this story may be found at
www.gutenberg.org .
The Bones of Kahekili by Jack LondonPart 1 - Hardman PoolThis short story was part of a collection published after London's
death in 1916. The story is set in Hawaii in the year 1880. I've broken
it into two parts. In the first we are introduced to Hardman Pool
portrayed as a haole chief lording it over his retainers who are both
natives and relatives. Knowing London's sense of humor I sense some of
this was a parody of stories written by others. In part two we hear
Kumuhana's harrowing tal ...
An Earthquake Journal by Roy TrumbullOn this, the 20th anniversary of the Loma Prieta Earthquake in the San
Francisco Bay Area, I read from a journal I kept when I
worked at KRON-TV.
Ch 27 The Social Side of Edison - concluding chapterEdison, His Life and Inventions by Frank Lewis Dyer and Thomas Commerford Martinread
by Roy Trumbull.
In The Land of SoulsAn American Indian story. A young chief is to marry but the night
before the wedding his intended becomes suddenly ill and dies. He is
heartbroken and seeks to find her in the Land of Souls. This is a variant on the classic Orpheus myth.
The Defenders by Philip K. Dick - Part 2The final war is underway. The remaining humans are below-surface
making war materials. On the surface the battle is in the hands of
robots. But these robots have a mind of their own. The text for this
story may be found at www.gutenberg.org .
The Defenders by Philip K. Dick - Part 1The final war is underway. The remaining humans are below-surface
making war materials. On the surface the battle is in the hands of
robots. But these robots have a mind of their own. The text for this
story may be found at www.gutenberg.org .
The Queen of Quok by L. Frank BaumThe king is dead. His 10 year old son is the new king. The treasury is
empty. The plan is to auction off the king's hand in marriage to a rich
woman who wants to be queen. All the candidates are old enough to be
his grandmother. As this is a fairy tale he is saved from his fate by a
magic purse.
Sci-Fi - Beyond Lies The Wub by Philip K. DickAn alien pig may be tasty but therein lies a novel form of survival and
invasion. The text for this story may be found at www.gutenberg.org.
Fantasy - Beyond the Door by Philip K. DickIn this fantasy, the classic threesome is augmented by a pouting
homicidal cuckoo clock. The text for this story may be found at
www.gutenberg.org.
The Box of Robbers by L. Frank BaumA little girl is curious about a mysterious trunk in the attic that
belongs to her Uncle Walter. She finds a key in the household
collection that fits the lock. But to her dismay the trunk contains
three Italian bandits, very much alive, who complicate her day.
Jack and the Bad Stock by Roy Trumbull copyright 2005Four years ago I wrote this fable in the wake of Enron. I took up the subject of corporations that maintain off-shore incorporation as a tax dodge. The incorporation is usually on a Caribbean island where an office is said to exist while all business is actually conducted within the U.S.. This legal fiction is an abuse the current administration is trying to stop.
Sci-Fi - This World Must Die by Horace Brown FyfeIn the 22nd century violence has been all but bred out of humans. The
Luna penal colony is culled to find four people who might commit mass
murder to save mankind from a deadly plague.
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