David T. Daniels Stories

I Was a Mailman

In 1905 my Dad, age 18, passed a civil service exam to become a mailman. My town had 3 rural routes. . . .

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Gone Fishing

My Dad was always intent to make fishermen out of my brother and me. One way was to go seining for c . . .

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Golfing In Asia

In the fall of 1988, Elmira and I joined a couple friends to an extended tour of southern Asia, whic . . .

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First Travel From Home

This took place in August 1941. At age 17 I had graduated from high school in May and in August I tr . . .

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Extension - Horrors Of War - Post War

IT APPEARS THAT PART OF THIS STORY IS MISSING. As Frank and I were bringing food to these sad peopl . . .

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End of War

While researching material to write about the honey bee, I saw that Albert Einstein had an interest . . .

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The Choo-Choo That Didn’t Make It

On Labor Day weekend my son, Ken, and I flew to South Carolina to attend a memorial service for my s . . .

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The Amazing Writer

The recent press has been raving about a new book which will hit the bookstores in days. Early copie . . .

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The Amazing Honey Bee

Albert Einstein once said, “If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe, then man would ha . . .

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The Airship The Hindenburg

The airship is lighter than an aircraft with an engine that moves through the air. The main body of . . .

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Thanksgiving - Christmas 1944

70 Years Ago I have written extensively on my combat experience in this period. There are a few ite . . .

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Tea Time

Prior to World War II I learned about how important tea time is in the British Isles. It was probabl . . .

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