Let’s pick up the scene. You’re in West Berlin, a small island in the sea of communist opposition. All road, rail and barge access to your city has been cut off. How are you going to get groceries in two weeks when the city runs out of food? Enter airplanes. Put what do the people…
Author: Elizabeth Beeli
It’s 1948 And You’re Stranded In West Berlin
Have you heard the name Ed Guilbert? He’s the father of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). What is that incredibly vague series of words? Basically, instant long-distance communication—before the internet. The impetus for this innovation? Military logistics. Let’s set the stage. It’s June 1948, and the Soviet Union, headed by Stalin, controls eastern Germany. The Berlin…
Built
Building is all I’ve ever known. But building for what? Blink and find castles built and destroyed.
Light
I stake lights in this land. I see where the darkness tries to creep in. I light my torch and I fill my lamp.
Collide
Two worlds collided in slow motion. Parts are shattered, scattered, and broken. Amidst the fragments light reflects. Leaving new constellations in its wake.
Elizabeth Beeli 