John Jacob

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2023

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“Forever on the Non-Event Horizon, Part 1 ” by John Jacob

May be deemed CIA conspiracy. Historians cite Socrates saying, "Wisdom begins in wonder." and Khalil Gibran saying, "Perplexity is the beginning of knowledge." "Know Thyself" predates them and was inscribed at Delphi.  Alice Wunderkind grew up in an artificial community of scientists and engineers on the grounds of Los Alamos National Laboratory. Her grandfather worked there on the Manhattan Project in the early 1940s and both her parents Leo and Lane had careers that involved migration among various cyclotron, synchrotron, linear,...

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“Nth Dimension of OZ, Part 2” by John Jacob

May be deemed CIA conspiracy &or anti-Semitic. Far from its roots with Lincoln and more recently Eisenhower, the elephantine party with an actor/shill for General Electric, a pair of Bonesman Bushes, and now Trump, apparently only knows how to play follow its fascist leader so it ought to change its name to Fox's Felon Followers. Other 'F's apply too, mostly insults and aspersions. Since 'F' is the 6th letter, 666 seems right. After all, Twitter Twerp: http://static.politico.com/0d/69/f8b63732485597b2228d510d4971/trumptwitter-slide4jpg.p...

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“Nth Dimension of OZ, Part 1 ” by John Jacob

May be deemed CIA conspiracy &or anti-Semitic. Why OZ? Maybe this video can help illumine our perspective.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--yHUwUzIi0 Ed Itorial shrugged off the first shadow he glimpsed scurrying over open ground to merge with those of trees and buildings. Really should lay off that Diablo taco sauce, he thought, then chuckled to himself since he knew he wouldn't.: http://www.foodworldnews.com/articles/17833/20150427/taco-bell-hot-sauce-diablo-set-for-cinco-de-mayo-release-%E2%80%93-hottest-taco-bell-sauce-ever-ph...

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“Women's Prison Fantasies: Part 6 ” by John Jacob

May seem too steamy or sexy for some sensitive souls.  The more I read what Tia Alexis wrote me, the more I take it seriously. I don't mean to minimize her playfulness, far from it, but this young lady's sincerity rips away my cynicism & makes me want to be a better me. I try to imagine myself in prison at 24 with a 67-year-old pen pal & just can't fathom it. Maybe it only works in a younger woman, older man scenario, where the man's accomplishments somehow juxtapose the woman's youthful energy & fertility. It's a mystery....

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“Tempus Fugit, Déjà Viewer, Part 4 ” by John Jacob

Chapter 6  If Thomas Edison was the 'Wizard of Menlo Park', then Nikola Tesla was the 'Magus of Manhattan' and 'Caesar of Colorado Springs'. His Tesla coil gave him a lasting 'mad scientist' reputation. Fittingly born during a dramatic lightning storm, his parents feared it might be a bad omen. Possibly suffering from OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder), his oddities included phobia of pearls and other round objects, dislike for the feel of hair, and fascination for the numbers 3, 6, & 9. The staid soft-spoken Serb seldom minced w...

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“Tempus Fugit, Déjà Viewer, Part 3 ” by John Jacob

Chapter 4  With willpower and logic her twin foci, unfazed by calamity or fortune, and known covertly by coworkers at Barclays Bank as Black Madonna, She Rock, or Spook, Daphne Drake was no less a driving force of Nature. Not only were her ducks always in line, they were tagged and sorted by size, species, and color. Jokes circulated clandestinely that one day her grave marker would read, "Momentum Mori". Anyone who made fun of her name soon were befuddled by her multifaceted retaliation and doubting whether their firm footing wasn't ...

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“Tempus Fugit, Déjà Viewer, Part 2 ” by John Jacob

Chapter 2 Shaken by his experience, Travers resubmitted prior coordinates and used the wait to record his thoughts and feelings from the morbidity he had endured. Less than 2 hours later, he saw downtown Dallas. This time he made it his mission to comb the crowds for familiar faces.  Richard Nixon spoke Thursday to American Bottlers of Carbonated Beverages and widow Joan Crawford. He likely attended another big evening meeting at the North Dallas home of oil tycoon Clint Murchison, but his and CIA agent Bush's memorie...

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“Tempus Fugit, Déjà Viewer, Part 1” by John Jacob

Chapter 1 Laozi wrote, "Since before time and space were, the Tao is. It is beyond is and is not." He may have conferred with Yoda.  "The world's a bubble, and the life of man, Less than a span." -- Francis Bacon "To me every hour of the light and dark is a miracle, Every cubic inch of space is a miracle." -- Walt Whitman "The time times & half time do not end before 2060." -- Isaac Newton musing on future Super Bowls.  Albert Einstein claimed, "The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once."  Ste...

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“Women's Prison Fantasies: Part 5 ” by John Jacob

May seem too steamy or sexy for some sensitive souls.  Chaos came one day to Pewee Valley. Rumors of an outbreak of nymphomania at the women's prison spread like wildfire. Mayor Bob Rogers did all he could to calm panicked townies, but for safety ordered an evacuation. Governor Matt Bevin sent the National Guard to maintain a quarter-mile buffer zone, while the CDC focused on curbing its spread.  This was all nonsense of course. Whoever heard of such a thing in modern times? What really occurred was a slight increase in sexual ...

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“Women's Prison Fantasies: Part 4 ” by John Jacob

May seem too steamy or sexy for some sensitive souls.  Something about him caught Tazzie's eye & kept her focused on him. Physically & appearancewise, he met all her requirements, tall, strong, confident, well-dressed, & modest. His smile melted her heart & she wanted to know more about him.  Her first hint he might be special was when she learned his birthdate made him her Virgo polar opposite Pisces & a Chinese zodiac Goat (or Sheep), matching her Horse. At sexualastrology.com she saw, "Love M...

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“Women's Prison Fantasies: Part 3 ” by John Jacob

May seem too steamy or sexy for some sensitive souls.  Amber coaxed her new buddy John to use the expertise he gleaned from 2 previous multi-year projects & return to pot farming. With her help it would be easier than doing it all himself & he promised to show her his techniques. She wasn't quite prepared for daily helicopter flybys or occasional attacks by ants, mold, fungus, & scale, but she quickly adapted. Wake & bake was the norm, as John drank a pot of espresso & bonged a 4:20 quarter gram...

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“Women's Prison Fantasies: Part 2 ” by John Jacob

May seem too steamy or sexy for some sensitive souls. John wanted to kiss Ashley & so much more, but he also realized this would be a moment she'd likely relive countless times. He knew he couldn't ask her how she wanted to be kissed nor just wait 'til she closed her eyes, lips puckered invitingly, so he had to make it epic. He'd love to nuzzle her nipples if she'd let him release them from their C-cup cell. Even more so he craved peeling away layers until her twin booty cheeks were his to squeeze & savor. Should he gallantly bow &...

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“Women's Prison Fantasies: Part 1 ” by John Jacob

May seem too steamy or sexy for some sensitive souls.As a youth, I loved to read books & sc-fi short stories, taking Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics classes with my Dad at Arlington Racecourse. In 8th grade, a girl classmate & I did a creative school bulletin together. My 1st major was Journalism, but they wouldn't let me in those classes. Stymied by writers' block, I couldn't express my own ideas & thus grew depressed. Late in life, a mentor newly inspired me to scan hundreds of books I wrote long reports on, then penned some tiny ...

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“Tool Time: Vintage 80s Edition” by John Jacob

May seem too hard on too old leaders. Let's look at the tools of various worldly octogenarians. US President Joe Biden has access to the "nuclear football" & bully pulpit, but he'd best not use either of them at age 80. Pope Francis holds the keys to the Roman Catholic Church, yet at 86 can seldom find them amid Vatican wealth, archives, scandals, & clutter. Senators Diane Feinstein & Chuck Grassley, both 89, & Mitch McConnell 81 are elders of their respective political parties, often immobilized by acute demen...

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“QRS, Anywhen & Elsewise ” by John Jacob

May be deemed CIA "conspiracy". Tim Travers' niece Wanda Spayze had a knack for finding curios on her early morning beach walks around the island: seashells of various shapes & sizes, well-worn colored glass, occasional jewelry, gnarled driftwood, fishing net buoys from Japan, all of which adorned her home. Today at Kahauloa Cove by Lānaʻi Lookout, a wide wine bottle bobbing on the shoals of time caught her eye so between wave sets she waded in to check it out. It was oblong teal glass with thick black wire ...

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I am a wry sci-fi fan, puzzle maven & edgy pen on O'ahu.