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CHAPTER 8 ALL HELL BREAKS LOSE It was the morning of the sixth day after The New York Times people left town.  The article about Elmo and his invention was published in The Los Alamos Herald and was the impetus for the visit from the Times. Much to Mildred’s joy and astonishment there were no immediate repercussions from the article in The New York Times.  The residents of Los Alamos had…

                                        CHAPTER 7                          TIME MACHINE, BIG NEWS The following Wednesday Elmo went to work and immediately became aware that something was not quite right.  Everyone stared at him as if he had two heads.  His usually friendly coworkers were avoiding making eye-contact with him, were uncomfortable to be in the same room as him. Someone finally…

CHAPTER 6 ELMO MAKES THE NEWS Mildred watched as the members of the Tinkerer’s Club ascended the stairs from the cellar and prepared to depart.  Harold Kinter, William Dupree and James Forsyth bid her goodbye.  Much to her surprise, Kingsley Dasher took her hand and said, “Elmo has a marvelous intellect, and his invention could someday garner you a great deal of money.  Only time will tell.” …

But first, a message from my poet friend, Steve. Local poet Steve Kupferschmid has published a poetry chapbook with Kelsay Books entitled “Weight of Water.” The thirty-one poems in the collection reflect upon the joys and sorrows of youth and age, of love and loss. Compact in form yet rich in imagery, this collection offers an enjoyable, memorable read. Available from Amazon or any bookstore. I…

                                 Trump and the Earthquake When Trump invaded Venezuela he said that it was to help the country. The country now needs more help than it has perhaps since the last century. The earthquake has devastated the country beyond belief. Recently it was reported that they are starting to lose the ability to use some of their heavy equipment due to lack of gasoline. One…

            CHAPTER 4 THE TINKERER’S CLUB With the experiments completed and his understanding of what he had observed, there was only one thing to do: Call a meeting of the Tinkerer’s Club. Elmo moved in a circle of physicists, mathematicians and theoretical scientists at Los Alamos.  They referred to themselves as the Tinkerers, one member or another constantly came up with ideas to explore…

                                                       CHAPTER 3                                       NEW TEST SUBJECTS The next day Elmo drove to Brooker’s Egg Farm.  He pulled into the small, graveled parking lot.  He liked old-man Brooker.  He was a no-nonsense kind of fellow.  Getting out of his car, Elmo surveyed the property.  Row upon row of low-slung chicken sheds took up most of the…

CHAPTER 2                                        THE TIME MACHINE When Elmo did arrive home that night, Mildred was full of vinegar.  As he walked through the door, she shouted, “In God’s name, Elmo, what on earth are you going to do with an iron lung?” Elmo’s eyes brightened, “It came!  I can’t wait to begin my next project.” Mildred repeated, with added anger, “WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH…

ELMO’S INVENTION                                               CHAPTER 1 ELMO’S WORKSHOP “Mildred,” Elmo Baker shouted, “Come down here.  I have something important to show you.”  Standing at the base of the cellar stairs, Elmo was in his usual excited state when a project was completed.  Of medium build, with a broad face and a mass of curly black hair, Elmo’s passion was science, physics in…

                     A RETURN TO ELMO AND HIS ADVENTURES For the next month or so I’m going to reintroduce you to Elmo. He appears in two of my novellas, Elmo’s Invention and Elmo’s Sojourn. Elmo has a love for science and that love leads him to adventures with unusual ideas about how to fulfill this love. In Elmo’s Invention Elmo is a scientist working at Los Alamos labs. In this novella Elmo…

                               WHERE IS THE GOVERNMENT? We all remember the devastating fires around Los Angeles where thousands of structures were destroyed. The last update I heard about progress in restoring the area was that 30 houses have been built out of the thousands destroyed. It was stated that one of the main stumbling blocks was insurance companies holding the policies of the…

It wasn’t too many years ago that we were inundated with stink buts. A gift from Laos. Fortunately, birds developed a taste for these odorous insects and the plague of stink bugs disappeared. This story was written during the height of the infestation. It was published by Cemetery Moon in 2116                                                      HE FLEW AWAY The stink bug invasion, a product…

BOOK REVIEW: THE DELUGE BY STEPHEN MARKLEY The Deluge is an excellently written book where the author takes a surprisingly accurate glimpse into the future. The book deals with the future of climate change and global warming. Surprisingly the author also has a massive fire which destroys Los Angeles. Among critical events the Capital is also taken over, but this time by an environmentalists’…

                            TRUMP TRUMPS BIDEN All through Trump’s administration that anything that goes wrong is Biden’s fault. Anything good is because of Trump. In all honesty Biden was far from perfect and his pardons and use of the justice department were far from above board. But how Trump handles these areas is a few orders of magnitude above Biden’s. Okay, Biden pardoned his son,…

French Creek is a local which really exists and the trail described is also real. There is also a destroyed structure along the trail. All this came together in my imagination and resulted in the story you’r about to read. Enjoy.                                                               The Legend                                                                    …

CATS EYES Joe Flannelly sat with his good friend, Howard Long, at their standard table in their favorite pub.  The first few rounds of beer went down easy and fast.  When Joe lifted his glass and said, “Here’s looking at you, Howard.” But Joe offered his toast without his usual cheerfulness. In reality, he had offered the toast out of habit putting little thought into it. Howard shook his head…

This is my first published story. Published by Enigma in 2003, a Philadelphia small publisher no longer is existence.                                                                                                                               REUNION The June morning was brilliant and clear with just enough of a breeze to keep you cool despite the predicted eighty-degree day.  At the age of…