Dyes and Drugs
It started with the desire to look beautiful. The quest to create medicines on an industrial scale sprang from the chemical industry’s success in dyeing clothes — to look more fashionable,…
Rendezvous in Samarra
Rendezvous in Samarra I am very sure I saw Death itself. I was getting a new horseshoe for my master’s stallion– the one he purchased merely a day ago. I knew…
The Lion I Couldn’t Become
The Lion I Couldn’t Become Imagining a way out of the obstacles I was a lion.No, seriously, I was — or at least I used to be.I grew up in…
Writing for Pleasure
Writing for Pleasure How do you write better? An eternal question, a constant battle inside a writer’s mind– how do I refine my craft, write compelling stories? It seems almost…