I wrote this story in response to a daily prompt on writing.com. The prompt for the day was to use the following words in a 1000-word story or poem. This was what I came up with. Julia sat at the kitchen table, fingers tracing ridges on the ceramic mug she held. Steam spiraled up in … Continue reading Possibilities
“Liberty is meaningless where the right to utter one’s thoughts and opinions has ceased to exist. That, of all rights, is the dread of tyrants. It is the right which they first of all strike down.”~Frederick Douglass American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, editor, and statesman Frederick Douglass was born on this day in 1818.
“It is not the function of government to keep the citizen from falling into error; it is the function of the citizen to keep the government from falling into error.”~Robert H. Jackson American lawyer, jurist, and politician Robert H. Jackson was born on this day in 1892.
“We’ve learned how to destroy, but not to create; how to waste, but not to build; how to kill men, but not how to save them; how to die, but seldom how to live.”~Omar N. Bradley American Army officer Omar N. Bradley was born on this day in 1893.
“Quality child care, health insurance coverage, and training make it possible for former welfare recipients to get, and keep, jobs.”~Mel Carnahan American lawyer and politician Mel Carnahan was born on this day in 1934.
“You say that freedom of utterance is not for time of stress, and I reply with the sad truth that only in time of stress is freedom of utterance in danger? Only when free utterance is suppressed is it needed, and when it is needed it is most vital to justice.”~William Allen White American newspaper … Continue reading Random Quote for February 10, 2026
“There is nothing more corrupting, nothing more destructive of the noblest and finest feelings of our nature, than the exercise of unlimited power.”~William Henry Harrison The ninth President of the United States, William Henry Harrison, was born on this day in 1773.
The group gathered in the common room to break their fast just as the fourth bell resounded throughout the city. It was simple fare—fried eggs, potato, and meat, wrapped in a grilled flatbread that Ashja had wolfed down in many port towns—but it stuck with her until the midday meal. As she drank down the … Continue reading The Disappearing Acolyte
“Never trust anyone who wants what you’ve got. Friend or no, envy is an overwhelming emotion.”~Eubie Blake American pianist and composer Eubie Blake was born on this day in 1887.
“Every one of the world’s dictatorships can and does claim to be acting in the name of the people.”~Harold H. Greene American jurist Harold H. Greene was born on this day in 1923.
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