Writers Harbor

Author: Francis Meyrick

  • The Echo-ite Observations (Part 2) “The Hermitude “

    The Echo-ite Observations Part 2: “The Hermitude” A quarter of a Star Period had passed. They had shared, and lived, and thought. And explored their innermost feelings.Deeply.Intensely. Passionately. The Universe stretched out around them, in all directions, waiting, patiently, vast, mysterious, and beautiful. Whilst two lovers shared a small, artificial, three dimensional space. It was…

  • Reekie, the little grey kitten

    REEKIE An animal story The little girl, coming up our garden path, had tears pouring down her cheeks. Her face, crumpled under the weight of some unknown sorrow, reflected only heartbreak. Alarmed, fearful of what might have happened, I hastened to her side. “What’s wrong? “, I asked, my instant compassion sharpened by a pinch…

  • The Echo-ite Observations (Part 1) “Sigma 610087 Epsilon Alpha “

    The Echo-ite Observations Part 1: Sigma 610087 Epsilon Alpha In his consciousness, he sighed deeply. He felt puzzled, disappointed, and above all else, mystified. Instantly, he felt the warm, compassionate telepathy emanating from his Beloved. Like a warm embrace, her ever vigilant Echo-ite awareness sent him kindness, concern, and encouragement. In reply, he sent her…

  • The King’s Great Castle

    The King’s Great Castle An allegory It was funny, being old. Benito would spend his days, sitting on a low, stone wall. Just outside the gates of the King’s Great Castle. He would watch, and think, and occasionally chat with those who passed by. He would lean on his gnarled old walking stick, hunched over,…

  • A Blip on the Radar (Part 30) The Grease Monkey

    A Blip on the Radar Part 30: The Grease Monkey A tale of a Grease Monkey, a drive shaft, and a gibbering idiot For most of my aviation career, I have been a dual rated fixed wing and helicopter commercial pilot. But I do hold an A+P license, obtained via a tortuous thirteen month full…

  • The Fool of Auschwitz

    The Fool of Auschwitz The concentration camp routine brought with it a perverse, malevolent normality. Early Spring of 1944 was little different from twelve months earlier, when he had first arrived, exhausted and sleep deprived, at a place called Auschwitz. He had found himself being herded off the train like a dumb, unfeeling beast. They…

  • A Scribbling Fool

    A Scribbling Fool A satire to mark the occasion of Obama’s cowardly “Executive Order”, protecting the bumbling Eric Holder,in the wake of the “Fast and Furious” gun running fiasco and blatant cover up) The world is full of highly smart Practitioners of Government Art, The folk who wield a mighty pen (?) And know much…

  • GUIDE to YouTube SPACE EXPLORATION VIDEOS

    GUIDE TO YOUTUBE SPACE EXPLORATION VIDEOS There are some really excellent space exploration videos on YouTube. Unfortunately, they exist right alongside trash and spam. Here is a Guide I will be quietly updating as time goes by, with recommended videos. The use of hyperlinks means all you have to do is to click on the…

  • Of Helicopters and Humans (9) “Break Day “

    Of Helicopters and Humans Part 9 Break day, the Real Laws of Physics, and the Poetry of belonging to the Lower Caste (written many years ago; any reference to the living, the dead, the demented, and the delusional, is entirely unintentional) It’s the morning of Break Day. Thank fu-fu-fu….. goodness. I get to go home…

  • Riding high in an icy sky

    A Blip in the Gulf (1) Riding high in an icy sky January 5, 2010. Pre-dawn. Intercoastal heliport. 05.00 am. Ffffff…..k. It’s cold. The temperature is down in the low thirties. A heavy frost blankets everything. Our rotor blades shine a dull white. It’s dark, quiet, save for the distant muttering coming from the passenger…