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Chapter 3: Trapped

Tommy, bathed in light from the full moon, sped victoriously along Main Street on his bicycle, but the further he got from the gymnasium, the less he felt like celebrating. Instead of thinking about the glorious victory over the Maggots, … Continue reading

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The Times they are a Changing (segment 7)

Beginning in 1997, those I loved and depended on for companionship were dying in rapid succession. 12 years old, Pete died from kidney failure likely due to drinking coolant that rose with the water table every time it rained – … Continue reading

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Chapter 2; The Mighty Chickens

Pandemonium reigned inside the Tootville High School gymnasium. The highly partisan crowd roared raucously for their team–the mighty Tootville Chickens, but Fishface, the strangest looking girl in the school, only had eyes for one thing – her idol, Tommy Dinkle, … Continue reading

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D.O.R.K. — Detector of Renegade Killers

D.O.R.K. Detector of Renegade Killers by William Snakesneer Escape from Mars The spectacular, silver moon was completely full and presented a surreal backdrop to the Tootville Observatory, nestled high on Tootville Peak. The observatory dome was open and the telescope … Continue reading

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A Year with the Carnies – Part Two Conclusion

I only did this for one season. I would watch them put up and tear down the carnivals – that’s where the money was. They would run the games and stay till the end and then they would get money … Continue reading

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A Year with the Carnies – Part One

They was bad people, I just didn’t know it. I don’t know if they was filming me naked or what but the fortune telling lady was right; they was bad people. I was probably about 27 at that time. Me … Continue reading

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Segregation in Life as in Death (segment 6)

Notably, so called black cemeteries that were abandoned because those “folks just don’t care” was disproven. When the plantations folded during the depression, auctioned off and petrochemical plants took over the land – especially along the transportation corridor of the … Continue reading

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The Most Beautiful Bridges You Never Want to Cross

Because the Himalayas in the vicinity of Nanda Devi are subject to monsoonal rains, there are a lot of streams, rivers, and waterfalls throughout this region. And the unfortunate coincidence of the timing of my trip with the worst monsoon … Continue reading

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People are Strange when You Are a Stranger (segment 5)

I had some of the most interesting encounters as I visited graveyards in Louisiana or did research at various archives. Upon leaving a newspaper office where I was researching historic articles, after a news cast on Christmas Eve described my … Continue reading

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Leeches in the Himalayas: Part 3 – Winner of the “most leeches” award!

Needless to say on our second day hiking up into the Himalayas we were all rather tuned in to watching for leeches. They were active in the shade when the sun wasn’t shining on them, and in the evening, but … Continue reading

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