Josh Fruhlinger
- The Comics Curmudgeon
Hey, remember back when Estelle in Mary Worth went on a series of internet dates, each more comically unpleasant than the last? Well, Rex Morgan tried to recapture that magic but instead of Summer's dates being "fun" bad, they were "boring" bad. Classic Rex Morgan!
Fred Brandt
- Fascinating San Francisco
Up the coast some Russians had established a settlement, much to the disquiet of the authorities, who looked upon this as an encroachment of barbarians menacing Spanish power. Rezanov, plenipotentiary of the Czar, was a man of charming personality, however, and was able to lull the suspicions of the indolent Spanish officials and lay his plans for a coup that never took place.
Bram Stoker
- Dracula
There was hope in his words, and comfort; and they made for resignation. Mina and I both felt so, and simultaneously we each took one of the old man's hands and bent over and kissed it. Then without a word we all knelt down together, and, all holding hands, swore to be true to each other. We men pledged ourselves to raise the veil of sorrow from the head of her whom, each in his own way, we loved; and we prayed for help and guidance in the terrible task which lay before us.
openlibrary dot org
In Adobe Digital Editions, look for your "library." That's the book spines icon in the top left corner of the application (1). Once you're in your library, click on the menu for the book you'd like to return which is behind the tiny triangle that appears by the book cover (2) and select "Return Borrowed Item" from the menu (3). This image will show you where to look.
Laura Ingalls Wilder
- On the Banks of Plum Creek
Pa had to walk three hundred miles before he found a job. Now he was working in the wheat-fields and getting a dollar a day. He sent Ma five dollars and kept three for new boots. Crops were good where he was, and if Ma and the girls were making out all right, he would stay there as long as the work lasted. They missed him and wanted him to come home. But he was safe and already had new boots. They were very happy that day.
Maya Angelou
Whenever I begin to question whether God exists, I look up to the sky and surely there, right there, between the sun and the moon, stands my grandmother, singing a long meter hymn, a song somewhere between a moan and a lullaby and I know faith is the evidence of things unseen.
Brett Swancer
- Outlandish Alien Encounters
As they played, they suddenly heard a curious sound like an engine coming from the orchard beyond their garden, and when they looked they could see a tiny biplane with a wingspan of just 12 inches come into view. The strange little plane landed, almost knocking down a dustbin in the process, and the two siblings could see a minuscule little man in the cockpit of the plane. This odd little gnome-like creature then waved at them before taking off into the air again and flying off out of sight.
H. H. Munro (Saki)
- Reginald at the Carlton
Their eldest son was such a disappointment to them; they wanted him to be a linguist and spent no end of money having him taught to speak - oh, dozens of languages! - and then he became a Trappist monk. And the youngest, who was intended for the American marriage market, has developed political tendencies, and writes pamphlets about the housing of the poor.
Judith Kerr
- When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
She had not realized before that being a Jew was so important. Secretly she resolved to wash her neck with soap each day while Mama was away so that at least the Nazis would not be able to say that Jews had dirty necks.
Carol Lynn Pearson
- Mother Wove the Morning
One day my father brought home with him a man who wore the scarlet and violet robes and the headdress and the gold and precious gems and the perfume of the Levite priest, one of the chosen, ruling priesthood of the great god Jaweh. And my father said, "Look, here is a Levite priest who has no lodging but the street, and he will be my guest, him and his asses and his concubine."
Peter T. Coleman
- Goals of Dialogue
To begin from a place of mutual respect and concern for one another. To work collaboratively toward a common understanding of the issues. To identify some areas of common ground. To listen carefully in order to understand one another. To enlarge both of our understandings of the whole landscape and the issues at play. To surface and unpack assumptions so we can check incorrect understandings of one another. To potentially arrive at an unexpected, creative new perspective.
MP
- In the next four years...
I will put my money where my heart is. I will prioritize supporting minority owned businesses. I will avoid funding corporations that harm me. I will support worker's rights, fair wages, and unions. Because our money is as powerful as our votes. I will make my voice heard. I will use my platforms intentionally and responsibly. I will write to my local representatives about issues. I will support protests and rallies for equality. Because silence doesn't make change happen.
PM
Transgender people I know. I can count them on more than one hand but not on more than two hands. Today I'm thinking about two in particular, V., a very gifted musician who gave violin lessons for free to those who couldn't afford it, and P., who delighted me by sneaking kittens into the classroom.
Unknown
- The Book of Three Hundred Anecdotes
An accomplished gentleman, when carving a tough goose, had the misfortune to send it entirely out of the dish, and into the lap of the lady next to him; on which he very coolly looked her full in the face, and with admirable gravity and calmness, said, "Madam, may I trouble you for that goose." In a case like this, a person must, necessarily, suffer so much, and be such an object of compassion to the company, that the kindest thing he can do is to appear as unmoved as possible.
theonion dot com
- Dad Snacking
Family sources confirmed that Guadiano had retrieved from the refrigerator a dish filled with a pound of leftover ground beef and, with no attempt to use it as an ingredient within a larger dish, ate it straight from the container while sitting on the couch. At press time, sources confirmed that Guadiano had finished his bowl of ground beef and announced he was going to take a quick nap before dinner.
Clarence Moores Weed
- Butterflies Worth Knowing
From the fact that this chrysalis skin shows many of the characteristic features of the future butterfly it is evident that the change from the caterpillar to the butterfly really began during the life of the larva. The nature of the process by which this change takes place has long been a puzzle to scientists. For the making of a butterfly is one of the most wonderful phenomena in the outer world.
discoveryuk dot com
- Mysteries of the East
There isn't a single photograph confirming their existence, nor a single person alive who can confirm they are real or claiming to have seen them, but that doesn't stop the legend of the Dropa discs captivating the minds of archeologists, historians, and extraterrestrial enthusiasts alike.
MP
- In the next four years...
I will educate others when I can. I will engage people with conversations, not lectures. I will correct misinformation with facts and sources. I will be patient with people who are still learning. Because we are all victims to propaganda.
Washington Irving
- Rip Van Winkle
He had now entered the skirts of the village. A troop of strange children ran at his heels, hooting after him, and pointing at his grey beard. The dogs, too, not one of whom he recognised for an old acquaintance, barked at him as he passed. The very village was altered; it was larger and more populous. There were rows of houses which he had never seen before, and those which had been his familiar haunts had disappeared.
Lynne Kelly
- The Memory Code
The Nasca people created the most extraordinary shapes some 2000 years ago on a stark stony desert in Peru. Some are recognisable animals and plants; some are less recognisable. There is a fish with the head of a cat and a human figure standing 30 metres tall, staring from the hillside with owl-like eyes. There's an animal that is also partly a plant.
