#1: Origin of Space and Time From Einstein’s work on general relativity came the recognition that there must be an origin for matter and energy. From Penrose, Hawking, and Ellis’ work came the acknowledgment that there must be an origin for space and time, too. With the knowledge that time has a relatively recent beginning, […] Read more

The evil and strange story of the Invisible Man thus ends. If you want a deeper understanding, it can be discovered from the landlord of a small inn next to Port Stowe. A plain board with a hat and boots marks the inn and gives this story its title. A corpulent and short little man […] Read more

Sam moved forward and reached for the young man’s forearms. He hoped to subdue him quickly without any fighting and escort him from the playground; there was no point in provoking a riot. The tormenter, all slum muscle and grace recoiled; Sam had barely touched him. The playground instructor saw the white arms and dirtied […] Read more

When the lights disappeared, her hand went to the automatic gun she carried inside her belt. She fingered the butt, trigger guard, and safety for perhaps the fifth time in the past half hour. It was the only visible sign of her nervousness. Their bedroom was directly ahead, the door open.   […] Read more

It was a cold night with light rainfall, and the street was empty. He was focused on driving, but my guess was that we were heading downhill the entire time toward the lower city. Finally, he drove into a small side street, turned the engine off, and exited the car. He asked me to wait […] Read more

And I asked myself, frightened and rapt, who was she who rose before me like the dawn, beautiful as the moon, radiant as the sun. Then the creature came still closer to me, throwing into a corner the dark package she had ‘til then held pressed to her body, and she raised her hand to […] Read more

She wants to know my future plans, what I want to study, what my parents do, and my thoughts on Manhattan private schools. With indifference, I answer while slightly turning my head and listening like Snow White to her animals. She shoots for a Diane Sawyer pose while accusing me of stealing her jewelry, husband, […] Read more

My dear Wormwood, Don’t you think you are being a bit naive? I understand your viewpoint on guiding your patient away from materialistic friends, but it seems like you are actually trying to steer him away from the Enemy. If he had lived a few centuries ago, he would have held the views of others […] Read more

#1: I came to Shawshank when I was twenty, and I am one of the few people in our happy little family who is willing to own up to what he did. I committed murder. I put a large insurance policy on my wife, who was three years older than I was. Then I fixed […] Read more