Category: Writing
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Affidavit – Criminal Court of Oslo, Norway The following testimony of Richard Straffborn, accused of murder in the first degree, in the case of Norway vs Straffborn, case number CC-113/092189 is hereby given freely, under oath, on this the Nineteenth of September, 1989. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, though I realize that my future—nay,…
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Niccolo di Bernardo Machiavelli was born May 3, 1469, with a modest future. Yet, after ten years in Florentine government he wrote some of the most influential works ever. His experiences as well as those in power around him greatly affect his views, and these views would greatly affect the world. From the start, Machiavelli…
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Once upon a time, not so very long ago, there was a rabbit by the name of Paul Cottontail. If you think you’ve heard the name “Cottontail” before, you probably have. The illustrious Peter Cottontail was the great rabbit who, against the warnings and instructions of his mother, infiltrated Farmer John’s garden to swipe some…
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I sat atop the bunker, silently surveying my surroundings. Nothing moved across the battleground save a few pigeons: carrion feeding on the fallen. Not a sound was carried upon the autumn breeze, but that was not surprising; the enemy was advancing from downwind. Finding the silence quite unnerving and realizing that I was fairly visible,…