Unmerry

Like that, but not in Kansas Word Count 394                                                           In 1968 I followed my math Ph.D. thesis advisor Karl Stromberg to Kansas State University from the University of Oregon in Eugene Oregon to complete my studies.  Professor Stromberg decided to visit Eugene over Christmas … Continue reading Unmerry

Spam

Word count 389                                                                                      In 2007, my wife Sharon and I took a cruise around the Hawaiian Islands, and then south to Fanning Island in the Republic Of Kiribati – a group of islands.  The Hawaii trip detoured two thousand miles (three thousand kilometers) … Continue reading Spam

Pool Of Dreams

Why Mickey liked the Pool. Word count 1,014                                                           Mickey Monroe was thrilled that the fence around the Critical Research Compound had been blown down by the windstorm the previous night.  He lived just a couple of blocks away and had been tempted by the … Continue reading Pool Of Dreams

Shelter

Not the house or fortress, or the size that I wanted, but after some frustration I was lazy, and this wasn't working. Gave up with this. Word count 75  Joe heard a gunshot followed by pounding on his cabin door.  When he opened the door … Continue reading Shelter