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The Forgotten Folktale of Noah and The Great Flood

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                                           The Forgotten Folktale of Noah and The Great Flood                                                                   by Aidan Gregory   In the Mount Ararat region of modern Turkey, remnants of a long-lost tribe called the Urartians still tell a tale of the Great Flood.    The Urartians had a great mountain empire, the Kingdom of Urartu (9th–6th centuries BC), and although there were many other peoples, the Nairi, the Hayasa-Azzi, the Hurrians, and the Kura-Araxes, stretching as far back as 3500 BC, the few Urartians today still claim to be descended from Noah and the survivors of his Ark.    This story is attributed to a busker residing in Istan...

Weapon Makers

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                                                                   Weapon Makers                                                                                 by                                                                      Aidan Gregory     The intermittent whirring of tires crossing the metal grating of the drawbridge outside of Craig Snyder’s apartment was irritating him.     The bridge connected Atlantic Highl...

The Mystery of Jack the Ripper Solved! Excerpt

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                                    London Town, England 1888 The Victorian Era-when there was an army of police on the streets, punishments were harsh, and murders were few and far between.     London began as Londinium, founded by the Romans about AD 43 as a strategic trading port on the River Thames. Laid out with roads, walls, and a bridge, it quickly became a bustling commercial hub of Roman Britain.     By 1888 it was the largest and most powerful city on Earth. A vast landscape of brick, stone, and industry stretching along the winding banks of the River Thames. Nearly five million people lived within its limits. From above, the city seemed endless— rooftops crowded tightly together; church spires and brick factory towers rising above a sea of buildings that extended mile after mile in every direction. From dawn until late in the evening,    London Bri...