Hush Little BabyThe rain had lasted for days. The ground was swollen with water, flooding was becoming a real danger. The small, rural village had existed for many years without and significant troubles or controversy. Until those heavy rains came in the year 1839. Timothy and David were teenage brothers who lived on a farm just outside the village. The heavy rains had brought an abrupt halt to farm work, and a real threat to the success to this years harvest. Bored one evening, they wandered outside during the rains moment of cessation. They walked out towards the small town. Just ahead, they could see the house of Dr. Goodleburg, the tow
Impossible DreamsShe always carried a black umbrella, even when there was no rain. The lack of exposure to the suns light had left her skin pale. The startling whiteness was made even more obvious by her black clothes. She never wore any other color. She never spoke to anyone, never smiled. Every day she walked around the campus with headphones on, her melancholy ignoring the world, not looking at anyone. I couldnt even tell you what her name was. After a while the other students began to ignore her, but I was fascinated by her. I couldnt help but wonder who it was under that veil of black. Had she always been that way? Or was it somet