by Marc Rosenberg So it came to pass, in 1965, “The Colt 45s” baseball team would change its name to “The Houston Astro(naut)s” to play in the first ever domed stadium – the Astrodome. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), headquarters for astronautical travel was just down the road, so the name was appropriate. […]
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by Eve Naden We’re on holiday, our first together. Corfu, Greece. We’re traditional in this way. A pricey villa, white sand, sugary cocktails. Nights out on the town, over-pronouncing foreign words. Our pool: breath-taking for the first 24 hours, then a spa for the neighbourhood insects for the rest of our trip. We’re halfway through.
by Stephanie V Sears Extraordinary sympathies occur between humans and other species. In this particular case, it happened between two warm-blooded ones, though, I dare say, life’s unbridled imagination comes up with even stranger combinations than this one. I was in a dry spiny area of South Africa, volunteering in an animal sanctuary. My somewhat
by John B. Friedman Tater was well known to the trout clubs on Michigan’s Au Sable river. Early mornings or late afternoons fishing guests stood on the docks to watch him wade up and down casting, his loop as tight as a hairpin. Crystal drops fell from his line in the sun. His leader was
by Heather D Haigh Joan creaks out of the shower and wraps herself in a thick towel, clinging to a vestige of warmth. She shudders; another patch of rust on her forearm is growing. It brings to mind Brian’s medieval gauntlets, marred by rust after a particularly soggy re-enactment weekend and a leaky tent. She