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The Retrieval of Jupiter’s Heart – Moondance
The Retrieval of Jupiter’s Heart – Moondance Eric pries at the lid on the top of the wooden crate. Emma watches him in silence. The lid is firmly attached. It doesn’t take Eric long to realize the hammer isn’t enough. Additionally, the crate is tall, and the top is at chest level. Furthermore there are…
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The Retrieval of Jupiter’s heart – Essence
The Retrieval of Jupiter’s heart – Essence Benjamin parks the car at the park. His mind is still reeling from his brief, and final, encounter with Mr. Stevens. He decides a walk might help take the edge off. He feels lost, and extremely worried. There is no way he can face Jupiter yet. How could…
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The retrieval of Jupiter’s heart – Locked
The retrieval of Jupiter’s heart – Locked The first container is filled to the brim with lumber. Every conceivable kind of lumber. The stacks of lumber went from floor to ceiling of the container. A small aisle of space went down the center, and Eric followed it to the rear of the container. It was…
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The retrieval of Jupiter’s heart – Teamwork
The retrieval of Jupiter’s heart – Teamwork The day turned colder, and the skies were threatening rain. Emma waits at the car for Eric to finish up in the shipping office. She could tell from the activity, it wasn’t going well. She had been waiting for almost an hour. After last night, they both agreed…
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The retrieval of Jupiter’s heart – Doubletake
The retrieval of Jupiter’s heart – Doubletake Benjamin Thomas parks his car in the third row. At the end of the row. It was going to take longer to get to his desk now. Additionally, he would be that much later than he already was. All he could hope for now, was to avoid the…
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The retrieval of Jupiter’s heart – Family
The retrieval of Jupiter’s heart – Family Emma closes the door and locks it behind her. From here, her path wouldn’t come this way again. She tucks the key in the hideaway spot, and walks back to her car. The morning’s stress begins to fade as she enters her car. She was looking forward to…
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The retrieval of Jupiter’s heart – Promise
The retrieval of Jupiter’s heart – Promise The Thomas family was an average family. At least by the standards of late 1949. Ben was fifteen the day he met Jupiter Davis, for the first time. By the time he met Jupiter Davis the second time, it was 1959. By then, Ben was an established professional.…
