Passing the Baton

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Veronaville Literary Journal - Winter 2007
Chester Gieke

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Act 2.1 Socializing Class at Gossamer's Party Central

One winter morning, the air was crisp and dry. As the hour approached nine in the morning, folks began to stream into the Summerdream estate, where Oberon was hosting a socializing class. Being friends with both the Monties and the Capps, Oberon and his family were caught right smack in the middle of the muddle. The socializing class was their idea of promoting a little bit of peace and quiet, and perhaps social etiquette in this small, literary town called Veronaville.

Left Behind

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Riverblossom Farmers' Guardian - Winter 2006 Issue  

Patricia Wan, chief editor

Jason Greenman, contributing writer
Cleo McGreggor,contributing writer

Jason Greenman, contirbuting writer

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When one walks down the dirt paths of Riverblossom these days, one cannot but feel that there are something missing. The Viejo farmhouse was almost like the local community center, where you could always find and join one of your friends who is already on the front porch for a friendly chat, yet now, you are greeted by the whistles of the winter cold when you walk by it. Passing by the Roth's residence, one usually expect to hear Xander and Sandra horsing around as teenagers. Yet there is only the silence of a pair of parents in mourning.

Morty Roth smoothed out the cover of the Zoom-Zoom bed in his son, Xander Roth's rooｍ. Behind him, a golden figure of an unknown and powerful God seemed to be watching over Morty's every movement behind his back. I have seen this statue when Morty first brought it back from the mountains of Latin America at the Desiderata Pearl headquarter, back when he was still a relic liberator. I have heard that when the statue was first unearthed, many local hires at the excavation site scurried away in fear and refused to continue the excavation work. The locals said that the Gods will bring down curses on those who show them disrespect.