The Life of Aesop-selected

During the mysteries a staple feature was enacting the legend of Demeter and Persephone. Aesop and Xeno watched the procession of initiates wearing myrtles and carrying the image of Iacchos. When it reached the Cephisus-bridge there used to take place an exchange of pleasantries before it once again solemnly moved along the Sacred Way to [...]

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Gandhiji on Tolstoy

‘…every Indian, whether he owns up to it or not, has national aspirations. But there are as many opinions …as to the exact meaning of that aspiration, and more especially as to the methods to be used to attain the end. One of the accepted and ‘time-honoured’ methods is to attain the end is that [...]

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More on Small Changes

(This news item from SPACE.com of May 18,2010 is posted here to throw some light on the essay ‘Lessons in History’ see post of Feb.7 under category history.b) Why We Exist-Matter Wins Battle Over Antimatter(May 18 SPACE.com) The seemingly inescapable fact that matter and antimatter particles destroy each other on contact has long puzzled physicists [...]

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A Pirate Story

Chapter-2 The Beginnings Captain Black Hand when young was called Murtius. And he came from an obscure little town from the hinterland of northern Africa, which is now known as Libya. The town called Heliopolis in the Roman times had become a ghost town by the time Murtius became aware of a world about him. [...]

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A Sunday Story-reprinted from Elves Bells

The Gingerbread Man- retold © The old couple knew they had a winner with the second try. They had made a cookie out of gingerbread and it came out perfect from the oven. The mold was in the shape of a boy and this time the form was crisp and fine. It brought smile to [...]

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A Formula for Success

On the festival eve the slaves gathered together for the Happy Hour, a custom that the master had allowed on special occasions. There they sat around reclining on boards. Before them were plates of meat, vegetables, dry fruits and cheese set on tables. Of course there were plenty of wine to drink. Aesop sat between [...]

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The Elixir of Life

One wintry evening in Ferrara Don Juan Belvidero was entertaining one of the princes of the House of Este. The sumptuousness of the banquet and the celebrated beauties who were present underscored the fabled wealth of the host. He could well afford to spend lavishly since his father who was old and decrepit could die [...]

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The Life of Aesop

PREFACE Mr. Wolf finally took subscription with a cable T.V Company and had a flat screen installed in his lair. Watching TV became a routine and an addiction. Once surfing channels with his remote he was struck by a talk show. A kid was waxing eloquent and all through the show he ridiculed wolves. He [...]

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The Life of Aesop-Athens

(After the threat posed by Persia was gone Athens and Sparta fell out. Their rivalry will bleed them white and their decline will leave Rome to rise as an imperial power. b.) Athens of old was gone. None could believe how quickly the city had showed a deep chasm within itself. It was thus Aesop [...]

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Ghost Runners

I am giving an extract from my current novel. Outline: Death of old King Tristan in a hunting accident. Ghost runners make their appearance. It was the beginning of spring. The old king Tristan of Gothenburg along with his knights moved towards the Gilbarden fen that marked the western boundary of his kingdom.On the Western [...]

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