Aphelion

Lee,<br><br>I've never had the opportunity to see OZ, though I've heard excellent things about the show. I didn't have any particular actor in mind for Shalan, though Cary Grant played a handsome and informal angel in an old film titled "The Bishop's Wife". I might have had Cary in mind because I ad...

Thanks, everyone, for the kind words. What I was trying to do with this story was to show that humans are complex and that good and evil are often difficult to define. Frank was a bit of a rascal, but he was noble in his commitment to his patients. Barbara was sincerely trying to be "good", in the c...

My thanks to you, Robert and to K. Vesi for your kind words and for your insights about my story. I admit that "Veteran's Day"was a little dark, though I opted for a hopeful ending. Next time, I will try to lighten up a little.<br><br>I hope that readers will not mistake the story for an anti-Americ...