by David Carrico | Jul 1, 2008 |
Movement IV - Presto Furioso Grantville - April, 1634 Thomas Schwarzberg plopped a pile of manuscript pages down on the table in front of Amber Higham. "Done. That is the last of the pieces Franz desired for the concert—the full score and all the...
by Eric Flint | Jun 15, 2008 |
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by Gorg Huff | Jun 5, 2008 |
July 17, 1634 "Oh!" Judy the Younger Wendell heaved a great sigh. "She's beautiful." The bride was beautiful. Brandy Bates wore a flowing white angora/wool gown with a Chinese silk veil. The veil was attached to a wreath of white roses mixed with baby's breath and...
by Iver P. Cooper | Mar 14, 2008 |
Ambrose Bierce, in The Devil’s Dictionary, defined an “accident” as “an inevitable occurrence due to the action of immutable natural laws.” But some industrial accidents are avoidable, and the secret to minimizing them is to know what the...
by Iver P. Cooper | Feb 17, 2008 |
Marshall's Creek, Suriname River Long Dry Season, 1634 (July-November 1634) Maria Vorst sniffed the wound, and grimaced. "It's infected." Her patient shrugged stoically. "How did it happen?" Captain Marshall answered for her charge. "Not sure, but probably just a cut...
by Tim Roesch | Feb 17, 2008 |
Mary Timm hated church steeples. There was no glass in them. They blocked the light in odd ways, cast shadows where shadows had no place being. They stabbed the sky and mocked the sun. They interfered with her art. Having a boy hanging from one didn't help either....
by Michael Badillo | Nov 29, 2007 |
December, 1633, Grantville "Roberta Allene Haggerty! Come here for a minute, please." "What is it, Momma?" Allie answered, entering her parents' room. The "please" didn't fool her a bit. Nobody called you by your full name unless you were in trouble. "We need to talk,...
by William Truderung | Nov 24, 2007 |
The Ring of Fire was an event that shook the world of 1631 to its foundations. One of the disciplines destined to be revolutionized is mathematics, which was still in its infancy at the time. This article looks at what changes the coming of Grantville would be likely...
by Terry Howard | Nov 24, 2007 |
Hours later, after the poker game broke up, Janos was still waiting in the kitchen. Arch Pennock thought he'd gone on home after all the dumplings had been finished by the ravening horde that was his poker buddies. "Mister Pennock," Janos said, "I don't mind cooking...
