Who’s the Joke On? In which Clark’s joke works, too well, or not well enough? ———— about 5:00 pm Saturday, August 7, 2010 ——- “So you see, Prescott, it’s like everything you do that helps someone else you get paid … Read more

Meeting Brianna In which we discover Niall’s relationship with Brianna is not what it might be. Brianna ended the call and glanced momentarily at the screen as if there was something else she meant to say to her father. With … Read more

Clark’s Joke In which we meet Clark Minton and see the origins of his practical joke. Some joke. We also join a floundering political campaign and see it take a desperate gamble. ———-South Florida, Tuesday, August 3, 2010 ——– Since … Read more

In which our unlikely hero lands squarely in the middle of a culture he hasn’t seen in over a decade; we learn the reason why; he meets a cute lady and a not so cute computer, and among other things, … Read more

Prologue 1 Coming Home 2 Clark’s Joke 3 Meeting Brianna 4 Who’s the Joke On? 5 Fast Food 6 Passage 7 Home Life 8 Power of the President 9 Tourist 10 Farm Life 11 Rose Says 12 The Screws Tighten … Read more

From our perspective here in 2028, the time of troubles and its aftermath seems so unnecessary and even, in some ways, silly. But what is obvious in hindsight is often cloaked in mystery while one is living through it. The … Read more