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THE FROG JOURNAL

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  • A special offer with a look ahead

    A special offer with a look ahead

    A special offer with a look ahead Many of the articles on this site are parts of larger story lines. Some articles, or stories, are stand alone. In other words, they don’t continue in another article. The easiest way to find all the chapters, to a particular story line on this site, is on the…

  • Back to the Easy Eight as luck would have it

    Back to the Easy Eight as luck would have it

    Back to the Easy Eight as luck would have it He slides the key card through the latch slot, and listens for it to activate. There is a metallic click. That should do it. Then he radios his floor manager. The return call confirms that they are secure. Now Stan signals his security team that…

  • Planetary heating and all its great uses

    Planetary heating and all its great uses

    Planetary heating and all its great uses The thermometer reads 30 degrees. It’s down two degrees in the last hour. Furthermore, it’s only four in the afternoon. Which means it will be colder after nightfall. Of course, it is winter time. Which is a slight relief. Earlier this year (during one of the many heat…

  • The pay phone challenge and remember when

    The pay phone challenge and remember when

    The pay phone challenge and remember when Things change. This is one of the first lessons in life. Things change all the time. It would be nice if everything always stayed the same. Actually, it might be nicer to think about things that never change, than experience them. After all, there are all these schools…

  • The old Royal classic in the attic

    The old Royal classic in the attic

    The old Royal classic in the attic It was hot in the overstuffed attic. Brady was about to give up, but then he saw the box up against the far wall. It was old and covered in dust. Maybe this was the one. He hoped so. He didn’t want to spend the whole day up…

  • The lodestone mill’s new owner

    The lodestone mill’s new owner

    The lodestone mill’s new owner Sometimes it’s just the place. Maybe it’s old. Or perhaps it’s so dated, time actually stands still when there. Sometimes a place can just have bad vibes. The kind that reverberates throughout. This is especially true of much older, or abandoned, places. Similarly, when a place has been abandoned for…

  • Ace in the Hole at the Easy Eight Casino

    Ace in the Hole at the Easy Eight Casino

    Ace in the hole at the Easy Eight Casino That is interesting. In fact… it is downright curious. Stan slowly walks around the oddity. It’s peculiar and weird. Yet, considering the events of the last few days, not unexpected. He is in the bar of the small restaurant, at the Easy Eight Casino. In the…