Continued from the August 2018 edition of Nonahood News... Year 3005? Could it really be? It seems as though my time machine blasted me nearly 1,000 years into the future. So many questions began to race through my head. Why were we on Mars and is Earth okay? Why is Mars overpopulated? Why was the architecture and technology not advanced in the future? Everything … [Read more...]
Short Stories: A Million Miles Away, Part Two
Continued from the July 2018 edition of Nonahood News... After the cloud of smoke settled, I stood there in awe. My cat was nowhere to be found. My time machine worked! My mind was racing rapidly. Both of my hands were shaking from adrenaline. Now that I knew my creation was capable of executing its function of placing objects into the past or into the future, it was … [Read more...]
Short Stories: A Million Miles Away, Part One
I sat there in my one bedroom apartment watching the rain wash against my window. The pitter patter sound it made as it fell was quite relaxing. The water went from pouring, to moderate, then back to drizzling. I held a small black bag in my hand that I began to toss up and down. A friend had stopped by earlier and delivered it to me. I can’t remember the last time it … [Read more...]
Mother Nature
The air is still crisp. Not all the time, though, just sometimes. My mind continues to wonder. I feel restless. Not the bad kind, but the good. I am anxious and excited for what is to come. I have seen it over and over during all my years of living here. However, there is always a lingering feeling of suspense leading up to it. I can not wait for summer. Here in … [Read more...]