the jitters in my nerves calmed, and my blood calmed to a dull roar that echoed in my ears amidst the silence. I absentmindedly dipped my fingers in the marble tub of holy water to the right, hit a knee and signed the cross
Finally, there is a terrible tendency for Holmes and Watson (and other “experts” with whom Holmes consults) to rely on what we know today to be pseudo-science. Phrenology—ie the idea that the shape of a person’s skull, face, the bumps on their head, etc.—is in my view the wo...
into a shuffling, self-conscious little boy again. I’m once again freezing to death on a school sports field, waiting to be picked last, because nobody wanted to have a kid with glasses on their team.
He was found in an area known to locals as 40 Bumps. It was a wooded area that some teens used as a hang out. Albert was found about 300 feet from a burned out campfire at 40 Bumps. He was missing for a few weeks before being found. It was reported that he died with severe bu...
One of the things I had to look up was the “e bow drone”. This little electromagnetic device is more commonly found in jazz and fusion, perhaps rock bands as well. Primarily used with electric guitars and basses, this device excites a targeted string on a given instrument to produce lo...
which is huge. Other people were talking but I have no idea what they were saying. We were still running really close together and every now and then someone bumped someone and apologized. I stepped on someone’s foot and apologized. But these little bumps didn’t hinder us. It was almos...
Hannah’s fingers tightened on the door. ‘Why?’ ‘Because I’d like to talk to you, more privately.’ He kept his shark smile in place. ‘Well, my husband’s not here.’ ‘And?’ ‘He wouldn’t like it if I let you in without him being here.’ ‘I can wait on your doorst...
She rubs it with her fingers. I take a deep breath and get down on one knee and look into her soaked eyes. “We’re proud of you. Be brave. I know you can do this,” I say quietly near her face. The classroom door closes behind me. ...
But, as always, there were a few bumps on that road. Turns out the federal government changed the rules on borrowing while I was away and even though I am now debt-free (I still had an outstanding loan and a balance on my credit card when I first asked about a mortgage), today I...
More intent on social activism than on his studies, Pete allowed his grades to fall, and had to leave Harvard. He still played the banjo only as a hobby until 1940 when he agreed to play at a NYC benefit for California migrant workers. He later said, “I was a bust. My fingers froz...