by Helen Kain | Jul 17, 2026 | Act I - Inheritance, Fascinating People, FP Act I — Inheritance
Some people cannot tolerate disorder. They walk into a room and immediately begin organizing it. They notice inconsistencies that everyone else has simply learned to live with. When something is confusing or unpredictable, they instinctively ask, “Surely there...
by Helen Kain | Jul 15, 2026 | Act I - Inheritance, CT Act I — Inheritance
When we think about the beginnings of civilization, our minds often leap to pyramids, kings and great cities. The real story may have begun somewhere far less dramatic. It may have begun with someone trying to remember how many sheep, or sacks of grain, or jars of...
by Helen Kain | Jul 15, 2026 | Act I - Inheritance, CT Act I — Inheritance
Few ancient cities have accumulated as many meanings as Babylon. Its name conjures a tower reaching towards heaven, its builders suddenly unable to understand one another. It recalls Nebuchadnezzar and the Babylonian Captivity, the mysterious writing on the wall...
by Helen Kain | Jul 15, 2026 | Act I - Inheritance, Carousel Ideas & Systems, CT Act I — Inheritance, Italy
Turin was not supposed to be the point. This was a Northern Italy trip with friends — Bill and Maura — the kind of people who have already seen most things, lived in most places, and are not easily impressed. Americans, but only technically so: twenty-three years...
by Helen Kain | Jul 15, 2026 | Act I - Inheritance, CT Act I — Inheritance
How do you govern people who speak different languages, worship different gods, and live thousands of kilometres apart? For much of human history, the answer was simple: you didn’t. Kingdoms grew only as far as a ruler could reasonably communicate, collect taxes...
