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This prompt reminded me immediately of a little-known story by Nathanial Hawthorne, ‘Earth’s Holocaust.’ Originally published in Graham’s Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine in May 1844, it was collected into Mosses … Continue reading Hawthorne’s Earth’s Holocaust by Duane L. Herrmann

Normally I do not think of things to destroy, however as I contemplated this prompt, I see some disturbing things circling around that should be obliterated.1. The virus that our … Continue reading What To Throw Into the Fire by Mary Perrin Scott

I pull my hood up and tug on the strings to tighten it around my face, a futile effort in this incessantly hissing wind. The fire in front of me … Continue reading Re-boot by Jenny Curtis

The roots of the tree reached deep into the earth’s core, each connected to a blazing inferno of molten iron, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon and sulfur, a combination of elements … Continue reading The Tree House by Kathy Barlow

1. Prejudice2. Bigotry3. Racism4. Ignorance5. Disease

The Northcountry Center for Ideological Cleansing at the Rookery in St. Frederick, New York, yesterday announced an astonishing new discovery that has enthused the pseudo scientific world with googled wonderment. … Continue reading OXYTOCIN by Edward Pontacoloni

Sometimes our children are so far ahead of us in the geeky world of technology it’s scary. For example, when my eight-year-old son came home from school and announced that … Continue reading That’s Not Possible by Linda Freedland

We live in a very dangerous time. Due to the propensity of politicians to lie and cheat, I have invented a scientific method to reveal dishonesty when it is spewed … Continue reading The Aura by Mary Perrin Scott