Tom and I had been friends since college. We were classic 'nerds', socially awkward, not very popular, but it didn't affect who we were. We both landed 9-to-5 jobs at the PsyTech Lab after graduation and were assigned to the Totem project. They were entry-level positions,...
The Lab was moving to the East Coast. They put Trish and I up in a small apartment in the city. It was only for a year, but long enough for Trish; she wasn't a city girl. She didn't know how to connect to it. Neither...
“An injured crow in the grass near the field,” she recalled. “Blood was stark against its shiny blackness. My heart ached for it.”...
Totem Traveller: Madame Eleanor Saks tells the story: "I had a sister named Claire. She was a theatre performer in Philadelphia. She had beautiful, long, black hair. She died on stage during a performance when faulty rigging collapsed on top of her. I was devastated. Years later, I was...
July 1951 Record rainfall drenched the state of Kansas. Once peaceful rivers were now torrents, leaving towns and fields submerged under six feet of murky water. Many families found themselves stranded, clinging to rooftops and vehicles, all seeking higher ground. The only lifeline was the rail...
William Percival Pyle first discovered the Totem on his peanut farm while excavating a new drainage ditch...
Trish and I inherited a cottage at Lake George, NY.It's serene, our place to unwind: no laboratory, no testing schedules or reports—just us.We would get up early, sit together, and watch the sunrise burn away the fog over the lake. These were special moments, but...
We arrived early morning; sky was clear and bright. Tom went up to the control room to get started while Trish and I emptied the Van. We had never been here before, so this was all new. We were excited. But we only had a few...
1983, New York Tom sent me this picture while visiting his grandma in New York. He took the Totem with him, and of course, the local kids loved it. The ‘Cyclops' glasses were just a coincidence, and it didn't take long to draw a crowd. A news...
Much of the facility looked like a prison, except for the lounge. It was a fun space, everything was orange and brightly lit. The furniture looked like it was from outer space. We loved it. The ceilings were high and curvy, all the way back...