Aeneid
Author: Virgil (Publius Vergilius Maro, an ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period) This epic poem follows Aeneas, – a hero of Greco-Roman mythology, who appears in Homer's epic –…
A Tale of Two Cities
The opening sentence of this mid-nineteenth century historical novel written in England is one the most famous first lines in literature. Set in the background of the French Revolution in…
Oh Darn!
It was late and she was heading home. The unremarkable buildings and the flickering street lights reminded her that she was not in one of the better areas of the…
Wrong Brother
The engagement was a small affair. His parents and his brothers. Her parents and her four siblings – the people she considered her world right now. She looked up after…
The VP’s Debt
“Vice-President Verne has been cured of stage-4 cancer that he had been diagnosed with six months ago,” solemnly said the newscaster, her lips curving into a smile as she looked…
That beer-bellied jerk
Sandra drew in a lungful of smoke as she waited at the wheel, across the street from the small white house. Letting out the smoke she settled in the car…
The affair
Anna: “So, did you find out?” Sophie: “No, not yet. But I am certain he’s having an affair.” Anna: “What do you intend to do?” Sophie: “Well, I’ll call Victor…
Hand that feeds
The darkened skies did not match the pristine white paths between the rows of wooden houses. The snow had come early this winter. It poured with a vengeance. The blizzard-like…
All to The Gate
His pace increased as he approached the entrance. The ornate ostentatious gate brought a smile to his face. It is an irony that the residents of this place need that…
Sometimes it stops
Damn! She always had last-minute plans. Aavik fumed when he thought about his fastidious wife. She was a lovely woman without whom Aavik could not imagine life, but sometimes she…