James Pyles's Blog, page 229

If Only Time Would End

Truth be told, Gerald Fisher had been working on his time machine off and on for decades, but nearly four years ago, he received a strong boost in his motivation to make it functional. Fisher started the work almost as a lark, just proof-of-concept. He had no real interest in visiting the future or changing […]

Blanketing Fantasy With A Hint of Reality

Carolyn felt comforted and satisfied as she finally turned off the TV after watching Hillary Clinton being inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States. It had been a struggle for her over the past eight years of the Obama Presidency, not because she opposed President Obama, not at all. It was a struggle […]

A Late Night Visit

Jerry was finally dozing off when his doorbell rang. He had a tough time sleeping alone, but Susan and the kids were visiting her mother in California so he had the place to himself for the next week, whether he liked it or not. “10:30 at night? Who the devil?” Then he abruptly got out […]

Who Represents the Deplorables? How Donald Trump Won the Presidency

I woke up this morning and hit a local news site prepared to face the report of Hillary Clinton’s inevitable winas the nation’s next President. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that Trump had won instead. I thought maybe a mistake had been made and checked several sources to verify the report. Yep. Donald Trump […]

What We Do For Love

From the Flight Log of Freighter Pilot Camdon Rod There are monsters living in hyperspace and they’ve sent spies into the Consortium. Okay, maybe they’re not monsters, but they definitely aren’t like any sentient life form known in our little corner of the galaxy. Oh, my name is Camdon Rod and I’m the owner/operator of […]

Savior in a Storm

The Eighth Story in the Adventures of the Ambrosial Dragon: A Children’s Fantasy Series Four months ago. The little Ambrosial Dragon was totally outmatched by the huge Shadow Dragon. Somehow, his mortal foe had detected him crossing the spaces between worlds and had pursued him. The smaller dragon was already almost exhausted. He had been […]

The Dragon With Emerald Eyes

The Seventh Story in the Adventures of the Ambrosial Dragon: A Children’s Fantasy Series Landon was playing with Baby, Scorch, and Sly in the field behind Grandpa’s house. It’s not unusual for a seven-year-old boy to play with friends on a Saturday morning, but in this case, Landon’s friends are living stuffed animals. Well, they […]

Expendable

Decades of dispute between the two empires of Queen Rhoda and King Jon finally erupted into open warfare. Each ruler wanted to reign as supreme leader over the people of the Great Continent. They didn’t particularly care how they achieved their goal or how many had to suffer and die in the service of their […]

The Hopelessness of this Year’s Presidential Election

I voted early. I just couldn’t see waiting when I knew how I was going to vote, or rather who I was going to vote against. I’ve been voting since the mid 1970s and I’ve never seen a Presidential race this bizarre. Let’s cut to the chase. I believe Hillary Clinton is one of the […]

Entering the Slow Dark

“Why am I so tired? Where am I? Is this my bedroom? Everything’s all gray.” Rand Chambers found himself in an indeterminate environment. He was lying down and covered up like he was in bed, but this was different. He could neither fall asleep nor wake up andwas suspended in a state somewhere in between. […]