Category: Loki

lost luggage

Today I flew staff members out of a town that had been overrun by soldiers last week. The soldiers had moved on, but the staff was eager to get out. John, the main coordinator on sight, showed concern about the situation as we...

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Nests and hatchlings

I found a home while inspecting 7DG, our Loki 206. Small weaver bird types had flitted around the wing flaps a couple days ago. I watched one squeeze between the flap surface and the wing, a space no thicker than my finger. This...

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Tutoring mathematical tables

Last week the nearby boarding school shut down. A student beat the assistant headmaster. It was possibly because that teacher had caned the student on the head and it connected to the spot where he recently had surgery. Now the...

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Without Me

The experiment began on a rainy day. I walked onto the airport grounds, navigating through the shallowest parts of the puddles, I noticed all the office doors were firmly shut, daring me to even try. I imagined the various...

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Emuse

  Thursday morning: a group of casual laborers sit on the cement floor in front of me. They’re here to slash grass around the airport property, but right now one of them leads phrase by musical phrase in songs of...

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A Long Road Home

I gave Breanna a choice. She chose flying back to Loki, which I can appreciate. Driving across barren lands with children, one still a baby, goes from being exciting like an adventure to miserably challenging depending on how...

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