In 1949 an Italian airliner going from Alexandria to Rome delayed itself an hour over the Ionian Sea west of Greece. The copilot took Alitalia’s newly acquired DC-4 down in a flat spiral, circling ancient Mount Aenos, while the captain went back to assess a passenger situation. The young radioman tapped his Morse key to alert the Cephalonia airport they had a medical crisis on board. (more…)
Michael’s head came up out of the book he had started that morning. “What?” he asked the old Indian woman. “Did you say pourquoi?”
“Poor-qua,” she nodded. “The story of the people, and when God made us. You know the poor-qua?”
“No.” Mike shook his head and closed his book, a finger marking the page. He didn’t know any such story, but he did know the French word for “Why”. Its use by Mary Smart surprised him. His interest piqued, Mike decided to listen. He’d go back to his reading if she didn’t have a compeling Why Story. (more…)