Trapped in an unfamiliar, dangerous place, a small group of soldiers, insufficiently provisioned and inadequately trained for such a situation, go to extremes in order to try to survive their harrowing ordeal…
Stories
Why Did God Create So Many Animals? (Slice of Life)
A slice-of-life that explores how one young student goes about answering this very simple, yet complex question…
The Soul-Crushing Clutch of Undeserved Obscurity
Modern-day information and entertainment would not be the same without the contribution of one unlikely inventor, who changed society so profoundly but was unjustly denied the fame and fortune he rightly earned after many years of hard work and sacrifice…
Coin and Coincidence (Slice of Life)
A slice-of-life that tells the story of two self-serving individuals who try to get the best of one another, only to be outsmarted by fate itself…
A Dark Harvest Yields Light
Abandoned by his mother only a few months after his birth, Taft had to rely solely on his dysfunctional dad. A man who always kept his word but could be very cruel at times. By the age of fourteen, the teenage boy knew what he wanted to do in life. So, he carefully laid out a plan: graduate at the top of his class, earn a degree in finance, and join a prestigious firm. But, one obstacle would be extremely difficult to overcome – the continued presence of his ne’er-do-well, alcoholic father. Thankfully, his dad’s many years of harvesting in...
From Kindness to Incredulity (Slice of Life)
A slice-of-life that takes an honest look at one of the most puzzling characteristics of human nature and how people sometimes interact with one another…
Remember the Raisin!
The Battle of New Orleans is considered one of the most important American victories in the War of 1812, and one man helped to turn the fight against the British from a lost cause to a triumph that would seal the end of the Second War of Independence…
Forever Moments (Slice of Life)
A slice-of-life short story about a tween boy who is becoming a young man and his changing relationship with his parents...
Pretty Penelope’s Pernicious Perfidy
Pretty young Penelope and her husband have everything they could ever want and more, courtesy of his shrewd business sense that offers them a life of luxury. Unfortunately, he desires a simpler lifestyle, one free of all excess material trappings. But, she’s got a trick up her sleeve to keep things just the way they are, even if it means having to sacrifice their marriage…
Between the Lines (Slice of Life)
A slice-of-life short story about a girl's ostensible struggle with screen time and her parents' attempts to understand her unusual behavior...
Of Vikings and Indians
Around 1000 AD, a group of explorers sailed over 2,200 nautical miles from Grœnland to North America in search of exotic treasure. But, what they found instead caused the intrepid Norsemen to hastily abandon their only settlement and quickly retreat back to Scandinavia – nearly 500 years before Columbus ever set foot on the New World…
To Whom We All Owe a Great Debt (Slice of Life)
A slice-of-life short story about the struggles of a Gold Star Family who must deal with a heartbreaking situation…
Devil’s Bliss
A small western town is harboring an awful secret. It’s supposed to be a short stop along the way for former outlaw Brody Ray Byrne, who is determined to start anew. But fate has different plans for the wayward Irish immigrant…
Fumbledierk (Slice of Life)
A slice-of-life short story about a young, talented athlete who must overcome his biggest weakness at a pivotal point…
The Plot Against Black Tom
In the summer of 1916, the first world war raged in Europe and although the United States stayed officially neutral, a powerful blast equaling a 5.5 magnitude earthquake erupted in New York Harbor in the dead of night, shaking nearly every civilian in a 90-mile radius awake, some of whom were violently thrown from their beds, while the Brooklyn Bridge shuddered wildly from the enormous shockwave…
