Brennan Stride

Minotaur

Looking back into the dreary light

back at the monster who wants to fight

drive away, drive away, into the storm

knowing not the deed that you'll perform

as minotaur charges in perfect form

Boom! Lightning strikes the car

heads banging against metal bars

everyone sees the dark of night

above them with no moon to light

the way before them and in the fight

Minotaur is the devils name

killing is the monsters game

dodge the charge, as if the last

seeing nothing, no shadow cast

but a silhouette as if in glass

Honor the killer of the beast

no one ever said the least

no one saw him in the storm

no one saw this hero perform

this great deed during the storm

miracle worker

Captain Keller
Alder's Way
Tuscumbia, AL

March 16th, 1886

Dr Anagnos
P.I.B.
Hollerith Way
Boston MA


Dear Dr Anagnos,

    Please help me find a teacher for my 6 and a half year old daughter, Helen. She is blind, deaf, and mute. She is also a manner-less savage prone to tantrums and will get angered at anything. The salary is 45$/month. The skills that are required are patience, strictness, respect, and preferably experience. Please respond,

                                                                                                   Sincerely,
                                                                                                      Captain Keller.

teach someone something

One night I taught my brother, Garrison, to tie a loop knot, it was the easiest thing I could think of. My brother was also the one in my family who didn't know how to tie that type of knot, which is why I chose him. The lesson took long if you know how easy it is to tie a knot, and Garrison was to thank for that, as he didn't really catch on 'til the end. Overall, the lesson took about 15 minutes.