Helium.com | View Ted Sherman's articles http://www.helium.com/users/33810.xml View Ted Sherman's articles en-us Copyright Helium.com Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:25:34 GMT Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:25:34 GMT How long had I been in the sleep chamber? I knew it had been programmed to open in exactly 100 years. However, though I was deep in a mountain cav... http://www.helium.com/items/2292257-flash-fiction-sci-fi-adventure Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:25:34 I was getting cramped as I lay prone in the bombed-out building for six hours. I couldn’t raise my head more than a few inches, because I kn... http://www.helium.com/items/2291999-flash-fiction-psychological-thriller Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:38:10 Einstein said time travel is possible, and predicted it happening some day. As a history buff, I’ve always wished some scientist would inven... http://www.helium.com/items/2291843-flash-fiction-fantasy-epic Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:19:16 Darkness was always a part of Amy’s life. As a little girl, while others feared the dark, she felt secure in her dark bedroom, even more so ... http://www.helium.com/items/2291529-flash-fiction-dark-mystery Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:38:02 The  girls piled into the bus, giggling about the upcoming adventure.They were on their way to a dance at the Marine base 30 miles from town.... http://www.helium.com/items/2291494-flash-fiction-teenage-love-story Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:44:09 William created the perfect crime. A computer geek since childhood, now, at age 21 and with technology evolving almost by the minute, William was ... http://www.helium.com/items/2291439-flash-fiction-crime-drama Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:11:26 He always believed in his abilities, but it seemed no one else did. At age ten and working in his father’s store, he often daydreamed of gre... http://www.helium.com/items/2291390-flash-fiction-historical-drama Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:13:19 Of course, there should be parades welcoming troops home from the current war. However, there will be no major parades for those who served in it.... http://www.helium.com/items/2291058-should-troops-returning-from-current-war-be-honored-by-parades Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:05:41 Careers in law are almost endless in today’s world economy. Whether you’ve completed your bachelor’s, master’s or doctorat... http://www.helium.com/items/2289426-job-options-for-graduates-with-law-degrees Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:18:35 Over the past two decades, the internet has virtually exploded with information. Today, within just a few seconds, a computer keyboard and screen ... http://www.helium.com/items/2289302-ways-social-networking-can-help-find-jobs Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:49:03 Getting the very best job references takes more than just requesting standard praise letters. That usually includes the cookie-cutter comments fro... http://www.helium.com/items/2289074-the-art-of-getting-the-best-job-references Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:32:10 There can be many reasons to fail because you’re not willing or able to change your career. 1. One of the most common fears today is that of... http://www.helium.com/items/2288948-three-reasons-youre-failing-to-change-careers Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:25:48 Fear lurked in shadows of my mind; In abject terror it boiled and churned, Caused my very sanity to unwind. To be free of it was all I yearned. Ag... http://www.helium.com/items/2288828-poetry-in-the-shadows Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:57:54 What would I do if you went away? How could I cope with loneliness? Should I plead for you to stay, For the comfort of your caress? What would I d... http://www.helium.com/items/2288826-poetry-what-would-i-do Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:54:32 When they dragged me out of the shattered Humvee on that Afghan road, the medics told me I’d be OK. Just some shrapnel needed to be dug out ... http://www.helium.com/items/2288776-flash-fiction-a-conversation-with-death Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:08:58 Blind faith  accepted I always looked up to my Dad, because he taught me Christian right from wrong when I was growing up. He got his religio... http://www.helium.com/items/2288614-flash-fiction-blind-faith Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:27:30 I’m usually a calm, logical guy. After two Afghanistan tours, not much can spook me. But something happened that scared me more than a firef... http://www.helium.com/items/2288600-flash-fiction-the-eyes-of-the-forest Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:54:47 To many flappers across the nation, Betty Boop was their inspiration. When all nice girls were very shy, Betty sang sweet to each smitten guy. Boo... http://www.helium.com/items/2287569-poetry-betty-boop Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:13:24