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This column appeared in The Herald-Sun in June 2014: A baccarat crystal knob seems an unlikely nemesis. But that changes when your hands are fused into permanent fists. Megan Barron realized too late – about the time the stall door clicked shut – that she couldn’t manipulate the knob. She was in a fancy restaurant…
When last we left the situation, the dirigible Gasbag – flagship of Spark CEO Bob Busby – had gone down in a storm with about three dozen people aboard. Busby was located in a pod, but apparently swept out to sea by rough surf. The storm has begun to abate, just a few hours later,…
This column appeared in The Herald-Sun in June 2014: The first time Mom introduced us to him, he likes to joke, “she claimed you were circus dwarves.” Not too long after that, Tom Berger became stepfather to me and my brother, Don. I don’t know if he was ready to be a father. I certainly…
PDAs throughout the Cape Canaveral facility start blinking and beeping their assigned tones, with the holographic message: “WEATHER WARNING” With a soft hiss the doors to the lab open as Jensen comes to check on the progress of the project. As his PDA beeps he pulls it out and notes the warning. “Weather warning… a…