Tucked away in our subconscious is an idyllic vision. We see ourselves on a long trip that spans the continent. We are traveling by train. Out the windows, we drink in the passing scene of cars on nearby highways, of children waving at a crossing, of cattle grazing on a distant hillside, of city skylines […] Read more

“What kind of a man was your father- in- law , Mrs Flett” Lewis posed this question in a social voice, while spreading butter on a floury scone “Well I’m not quite sure” “But you must have some kind of impression “An unhappy man .Aggrieved. His wife left him, you see “Aha” Teasing ” one […] Read more

Compared with the billions of other stars in the Universe,the Sun is unremarkable. But for Earth and the other planets that revolve around it,the Sun is a powerful center of attention. It holds the Solar System together,pours life giving heat,light and energy to the Earth […] Read more

The Sun is the superpower of our Solar System – a thermonuclear blast furnace, erupting with massive explosions. At 93 million miles away it would seem that we are safe from the Sun’s wrath. But, are we? It matters, especially in modern times, what the Sun is doing. There are billions of stars in the […] Read more

She rolled over and blinked him into focus. “What?, Who?” “The FBI Guys.” She threw back the covers, scrambled from the bed and lunged toward the window, all in one motion. She raised a louver and peered through the blinds. A navy blue sedan was parked at the curb. Two suited men, one black, one […] Read more

Deep in the mountains of Western Sichuan, I’m hacking through a bamboo jungle, trying to find a legendary trail. Just 60 years ago, when much of Asia still moved by foot or hoof, the Tea Horse Road was a thoroughfare of commerce, the main link between China and Tibet. But my search could be in […] Read more

In April 1967, North Vietnamese Army units opened their biggest offensive of the Vietnam war. Their role was to draw American forces into the remotest parts of South Vietnam, far away from the populated areas. The hope was that the main attacks, scheduled for early 1968 would find the Americans deployed in all the wrong […] Read more

Almost everyone is familiar with the screen characters of Moe, Larry and Curly, and most people know Shemp, Joe Besser and Curly Joe. These six men formed the world’s most loved comedy team, The Three Stooges.This is the other side of the story, the men behind the mayhem. Believe it or not, Moe was not […] Read more

We have arrived at the girls’ gym. We walk into the locker room and abracadabra! all the girls stop talking. Then there’s a low ripple of talk that fills the silence. Helen and I have our lockers in the same bay. I open mine and take out my gym suit and shoes. I have thought […] Read more