10 weird and wonderful things which happened on 3 March:
- This date in 1847 saw the birth of Alexander Graham Bell, Scottish inventor who invented the telephone at the age of 29. He worked as a speech therapist to the deaf and fell in love with one of his students, Mabel Hubbard, who inspired him to concentrate his research on sound and its transmission.
- In 1988, a driver in California was killed when his car spun off the road and plunged 37 feet. He wasn't wearing a seat belt, but his Teddy bear had been safely strapped into the passenger seat. The bear survived undamaged.
- In 1875, Georges Bizet's opera, Carmen premièred in Paris. The audience hated it and jeered Bizet as he fled from the theatre.
- On this date in 1957, the head of the Catholic archdiocese of Chicago, Samuel Cardinal Strich, banned rock and roll from Catholic schools and youth clubs in his district. He cited the "tribal rhythms" and "encouragement to behave in a hedonistic manner."
- In 1995, an unsuccessful actor named Jonathan Hartman decided that he'd make sure he had a starring role after his death. He bequeathed his Skull to the RSC to be used as Yorick.
- In 2001, Rachel Kerr of Newcastle, England was backpacking in Sydney when she became homesick for food from home, so she ordered a Curry from her local Indian takeaway for a world record delivery of 10,850 miles. It took 4 days to reach her.
- World’s longest Cricket match began on this date in 1939. It was between South Africa and England in Durban, South Africa and lasted until March 14, 1939. It might have gone on even longer had the England team not had to catch a boat home on the 15th. After play on the 14th the match was declared a draw and both teams went home.
- In Brisbane in 1995, John Forno was fined for riding a skateboard while drunk.
- In 1876, flakes of meat fell over an area 100 yards long and 50 yards wide in Kentucky, near the home of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Crouch. The sky was cloudless at the time and there was no wind. The flakes were from 1 to 4 inches square and looked like fresh beef. However, Mr and Mrs Crouch must have tasted it as they declared it was either venison or mutton.
- For a second in 1933, it was 3:33:33 on 3/3/33.
The Power of Love
Willow believes in crystal healing, cosmic ordering and the significance of chance encounters. She believes there's a spiritual explanation for everything. Except she struggles to find a reason why she can turn herself into mist and create a wave of energy which can slam a would-be mugger into a wall. Or why the love of her life left her for a mysterious woman in sunglasses, who then disappeared without trace.
A chance encounter with Firebolt, leader of the Freedom League superhero team, in a Glastonbury coffee shop, does turn out to be significant. He offers her a new start and the chance to use her powers for good.
Servant is a Christian who has joined the Freedom League in order to use his teleporting power to serve God. He and Willow clash from the start, yet they are drawn inexorably to one another.
When Willow leaves the team abruptly for reasons unknown, Servant knows he must put her out of his mind and find a nice Christian girl to settle down with. He is about to propose to devout and straight-laced Ruth, when Willow returns and turns his entire world upside down.
Available from Amazon:
Paperback
No comments:
Post a Comment