Joe and His Hard Times

By Jesse Gallant
Joe was walking down Broadway road, going to the New York Times office to get a photography job. He was only 29. He came up to a subway and a guy was giving out free newspapers. He took one and he thanked the guy. In big, bold letters it said “The Curse of the 30’s.”

The Unnamed War

By Elizabeth Weber

The Marvelous Civil War Heroes-December 31st 1860

“This dang army never does anythin’, all we do is sit aroun’, and we scarcely have enou’ money to have a life. WE need war.

March the Month of the March

by Elizabeth Weber

Chapter One

“Oh great, it is March 1st! I hate all months that have something like Foot Sore Awareness month or Hairy Toes month. But most of all I hate March, most people say it is the beginning of allergy season (I agree), but mainly I think of March as the month of the parades and marches.

Josca’s Wacky Weekend: Turtle Trouble

by Owl Feather

Chapter One: War? What is it Good for, Absolutely Everything!
Once upon a time, in the country in Pennsylvania, I was walking. I? I am Josca. As I already said, I was walking down a trail and I saw a bunch of turtles in a huddle.

State of the Union 2176

by Michael Ledecky
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, distinguished guests, representatives of Halliburton, and fellow citizens: on the eve of this nation’s tercentennial, we face some of our greatest challenges.