Spinning around so fast everything is a blur, face against the glass of the phone booth that was plucked off the ground like a bit on a drill. The sensation of gravity pulling on her stomach combines with the spinning was nauseating and disorienting. As the spinning started to slow, her mind was still spinning at full speed. Perhaps she was rapidly shaking her face side to side, but the clouds in ...
In 1610 a new disease plagued the soil. Originating in South Africa, it was quickly spreading. Scientists scrambled to try to understand the cause of the blight that was ravishing the area. Young plants were stronger and larger than before, but turned yellow and died before they could have any yield. Affected towns were in chaos, desperate to save the food stores from looters.
