Home
Refresh   Tag(s): ;
Add to My Group
April 27, 2008 at 16:56:28

View Ratings | Rate It

Victoria Scacci ( partly fiction)

submit to twitter
submit to reddit
submit to digg
Tell A Friend

By Mark Sashine (about the author)     Page 6 of 6 page(s)

opednews.com     Permalink

“This is called a tree of thought.” I said, drawing. “The computer thinks linearly. Its tree grows up protruding the branches towards the sun. Once it started it has an irresistible strife to expand upwards. The human brain works more like an ivy. It sprawls around, spirals, goes back, reconsiders and builds feedback. The computer craves simplicity; the human player gains on the controversy. See, there are at least four ways for me to win.”

A burly man suddenly slapped me on the shoulder. “Human, eh? Better than machina, bene! People mean something in this world! Scacci not for the machines. Signora, your husband is a hero!”

“I know,” my wife said.

“Will you find me una appartamento?” I asked.

Manifici appartamento. Adeso, now! Which do you prefer, the one on the beach or anywhere else?”

“We want the one on the beach, please,” my wife said suddenly.

Bene. You come back here domani, tomorrow. Cakes for our victor and familia!”

“You won’t believe it,” my wife whispered, “They are preparing the food packages. I overheard them talking about our kids, all the kids. How come they know?”

We got a decent place on the beach next day. At nights we could sit on the beach and look at the sea. It was a magnificent sunset when it hit me.

Victoria,” I said.

“You speak like a native,” my wife said.

I looked at the promenade. Cars were moving in their eternal slow motion, the way buggies were doing that before for hundreds of years. Only this time they were even slower because of kids on every corner. Kids from the refugee families were licking that delicious, flavorful, multicolored ice- cream for the first time in their lives. And it was fun.

“Whenever we go we have no choice but to become natives. If not us, our kids will. Ice- cream has a great magic in it.”

“It is irresistible,” my wife said.

Next Page  1  |  2  |  3  |  4  |  5  |  6

 

A writer is a rogue goose. All other gees fly in a flock formation; every goose knows his place and time for honking. The rogue goose is undisciplined. He leaves the formation indiscriminately to have a look at it from aside. He roams back and (more...)
 

The views expressed in this article are the sole responsibility of the author
and do not necessarily reflect those of this website or its editors.

Contact Author Contact Editor View Authors' Articles

 

Book Recommendations for "Family Time"
Family-Time Bible in Pictures
by Kenneth N. Taylor

$12.99
Lowest New Price $8.38

Number of pages: 320
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers

Family_time.mine Tan Pottery August 2009-December 2010: A Place for Our Family's Plans and Dreams

$17.99
Lowest New Price $12.22

Number of pages: 128
Publisher: Dot.Mine

Creative Family Times: Practical Activities for Building Character
by Allen Hadidian

$5.99
Lowest New Price $4.94

Number of pages: 63
Publisher: Moody Publishers

Life Matters: Creating a dynamic balance of work, family, time,
by A. Roger Merrill

$14.95
Lowest New Price $3.49

Number of pages: 262
Publisher: McGraw-Hill

View All Book Recommendations

Share this page: (what's this?)                   Tell a Friend: Tell A Friend

FACEBOOK      DIGG THIS      Add This Page to Mr Wong!           NEWSVINE      DEl.ICIO.US      Looksmart Furl      NETSCAPE      My Web      Tag!RawSugar      Blink List     (More...)

Comments: Expand   Shrink   Hide  
1 comments
To view all comments:
Expand Comments
 

Incredible storytelling by Jan Baumgartner on Sunday, Apr 27, 2008 at 5:38:41 PM

 
Want to post your own comment on this Article? Post Comment


 

 

 

Tell a Friend: Tell A Friend

Copyright © 2002-2009, OpEdNews

Powered by Populum