When we used to play role playing games a lot, everyone said that if I was  D&D character, I would be an elvish bard or druid. I maintained that I would be human ... or a half-elf so I could choose to be human. So when Ray found this quiz online, I thought it sounded interesting. Here are my terribly unsurprising results.    (I found the detailed ( Read more... )

A Dream ( Read more... )

     "Jan?"

The word was so faint that Jan thought he might still be dreaming. In the silence that followed, he drifted back into the cozy fog of sleep only to be wakened again by a muffled sob. Jan kept his eyes closed. He heard the rustle of blankets as his brother rolled over.

"I'm scared." Toru whispered into his pillow.

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     The Vrikt fiefdom has been plagued by internal strife ever since the urloc Lord Vrikt cast a spell to create magical progeny from many of the women who lived there. His progeny have been battling it out for the throne and killing or subjugating their half-siblings until there are only two real contenders left.
    Ytriam, Darke Elf king of the ( Read more... )

We had a fabulous vacation visiting with our relatives.

There were sports,

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I apologize for not posting anything on Friday ( Read more... )

A week from Tuesday was not more convenient for Prince Frederick. 10 days. One third of a month wasted in not seeing her. Not even knowing if Elaine really was the girl he danced with. “What if she isn’t?” he thought. “Then that would be 10 days of not looking for the purple butterfly while I wait only to find it is the wrong girl. Still, Sir James ( Read more... )

I'm sorry. I don't have anything to add to Cinderella this week. Instead I offer a children's story I wrote many years ago. It was an assignment for my science class. In spite of a notable lack of anything even approaching science, my teacher enjoyed it enough to give me a good grade. I hope you enjoy it also.

Light at Night
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‘Prince Frederick was a panther ( Read more... )

Last night as I was driving a friend home, I was reflecting over how wonderful it was to be reaquainted with her after more than two years of not knowing where she was or how she was doing. When last I saw her, she was being swept along by things outside of her control and it didn't look good for her ( Read more... )