"My name is Legion, for we are many." Yamin ran until he found the nook in the wall where he spent his first night in the city. He plopped onto the ground, curled up, and wept. "What is wrong with me? Am I going mad?" The voice answered him. "Yes, you are." "Get out of my head. Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!" "I'll never shut up." The voice caressed his mind like a grotesque lover's kiss. "I am part of you - Yamin."
There's No Place Like Home The magical Ruby Slippers, worn by actress Judy Garland in MGM's beloved 1939 film version of The Wizard of Oz is perhaps the most iconic example of movie memorabilia in the world. The pair on display at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History draws more visitors than any other exhibit at the famed museum-with the single exception of The Star Spangled Banner. With a market value exceeding $6,000,000 they are easily the most expensive prop in Hollywood history, sought after by collectors... and thieves. On August 28, 2005, the "Traveling Pair" which were on display at the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, were stolen and remained missing until July, 2018. This is the true story of their recovery.
Pericope had reclined in this third story window every evening for the last week basking in the warm rays of the setting sun. Each time, the view teased at her lofty dreams to escape her reality. Much had taken place to lead her to this bedchamber. A bedchamber not her own. She closed her eyes and breathed in the Holy Temple's splendor. Brilliant light shining in every direction from its gilded spires emanated a unique glow fueling her hopes. The golden structure gleamed in the setting sun's rays. It reinforced her understanding of why the Jews sincerely believed their god dwelled within the temple's walls of stone. She tore her gaze from that hallowed place. Guilt gnawed within her. Self-loathing banished her moment of peace. She knew what she was in the eyes of the law and in the eyes of God. She was an adultress.