Days Like Dead Skin
jason irwin writes DAYS LIKE DEAD SKINby Jason Irwin29-11 31st Ave. #1R Astoria, NY 11106ughpug@hotmail.com Aimless as an abandoned rowboat, I think of her now; my... [[ This is a content...
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Ms. Dipali Ghosh writes CROSSROADSPrior to monsoon, Mumbai was getting hotter day by day. Shipra was stirring curry in the kitchen. A crow flew in, for a drop of water. It was Shipras habit to keep......
View ArticleAn old man living life from his window
K. Simpson writesWell, let me start by saying that this is a story that might or might not be true. One of those things that you only hear about in the inner city. It sort of makes me sad every time......
View ArticleGetting pimped by your friend
K. Simpson writesIts a Saturday morning and I'm sitting in a bagel shop with Vick at the West End. Vick is a friend that I knew about seven months. I met Vick on the job. He works in the warehouse......
View ArticleChina Can Be The Big Winner
William R. Stimson writesChina Can Be The Big Winner How strange China should be undertaking such a huge military buildup, and conducting so much of it behind the scenes, in a clandestine fashion.......
View ArticleA Blackfoot Legend
This tale is of Native American folklore. It comes from the Blackfoot tribe. The Blackfoot were a plains tribe. Like other Native Americans of the plains, they hunted the bison, which are also...
View ArticleIroquois Creation Stories
The Iroquois Nation is a league of five Native American tribes, i.e. the Senecas, Mohawks, Cayugas, Oneidas, and Onodagas. The Tuscaroras later joined them and the Iroquois became a league of six... [[...
View ArticlePeroz I - A Sassanian King
Peroz I was a king of the Sassanian dynasty of Persia. He ruled during the years 457-484 A.D. His father was Yezdegerd II. Hormizd III, the brother of Peroz had become king when their father died.......
View ArticleEgyptians and Magic
The ancient Egyptians believed that some (though not all) diseases were caused by demonic possession. They treated some illnesses with a combination of medicines and magic rituals. The Egyptians... [[...
View ArticleMore on Egyptian Magic
The ancient Egyptians had many different types of amulets that they used in their magic. In this posting I will give examples: Amulet of the Buckle - This one represents the buckle of the girdle...
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