George Washington Smith wanted power.      Not just a little power; George wanted vast quantities, unlimited quantities. And he wanted it to be available for free and for everyone.      George cut his reading teeth on Wells and Verne in the early 1930s while his parents argued and despaired…

There is no comfort for those shorn of love, of laughter’s sweet caress.Like sheep in spring, we bleat when torn from vital warmth, from precious breath.We move in lines bewildering, in queues too solemn to be borne.We wet parched lips, remembering, and, as survivors left to mourn,We blindly herd across…

            There’s advantage and disadvantage to having a rich uncle, thought LouisaMae; advantage being that sooner or later he’d drop dead and leave a large, lovely inheritance, disadvantage being that it looked more like later than sooner.             For the most part, LouisaMae didn’t mind living with Uncle. He was…

 I was perfectly minding my own business, perched on my favorite tush stool overlooking the compound and intent on enjoying my chill, drizzly day, when this towering great goober wandered up and out of the misty damp and said, “No matter how many times you ask me, I shall…