Speeding down the open highway you see a sign and quickly read it as you zip past. Four miles to the biggest ball of barbed wire. Scenic overlook next left. Welcome to Hastings, the birthplace of Koolaide. You instinctively and spontaneously pull over to see the named attraction. You have complete freedom to stop anywhere, […]
I heard a rustle in the bushes and immediately tensed up; what if it was coming after me and would attack without reason? I imagined big fangs and sped up my strides. Suddenly I heard a noise above me, I stopped; looked up and wondered if I should run for cover. I picked up my […]
I close my eyes and shut off my brain’s internal GPS system; when I re-open them I see a foreign land. Surrounding me is barren, red landscape stretching out as far as my eyes can scan; random alien-like rock formations are peppered throughout and clay colored mountains are in the distance. There are no trees, […]