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December 16, 2018

Reads: 35

Shelves: 1

Alexander the Great has some problems besieging the city of Tyre. But he is always resolved to getting his own way. Read More

#death, #humour, #war, #history, #fighting

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December 12, 2018

Reads: 57

Comments: 1

Story of a prince who lost his love and got back it. Read More

#love, #prince, #princess, #battle

#family, #heartache

The prompt for this one was to write a prequel or sequel to Erin Fisher's "Valley Floor" from her short story collection "That Tiny Life." I wrote a prequel and I think it's pretty standalone. Just know the main story is about an unnamed man watching his partner, Roy get… Read More

#the-toughest-decision, #valley-floor, #that-tiny-life, #erin-frances-fisher

Three ghosts from King Henry viii's past come back to haunt him during the twelve day Christmas festival at court. Read More

#history, #christmas, #king, #royalty, #tudor

I got a lot of unfinished projects maybe it was unwise to start a new one. Here is a short story I am writing about a tough father and mother protecting their children from an increasingly hopeless world. Read More

#fiction, #short-story, #matthew-bissonnette, #plague-doctor

Short Story / Historical Fiction

November 29, 2018

Reads: 96

Comments: 3

Shelves: 1

This historical fiction was written with the greatest of respect for the victims of the Salem witch trials. May their spirits know peace forever. Read More

#death, #faith, #spirit

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November 27, 2018

Reads: 105

Some times our government oops , This is fictional account of on of those oops Read More

#war, #miiltary

Short Story / Historical Fiction

November 27, 2018

Reads: 46

A different time.A different place.A perfect day. Read More

#horror, #crime, #history, #revenge

Short Story / Historical Fiction

November 26, 2018

Reads: 71

Another short story I did for school. The prompt on this one was to write a story where one character has something another wants with us being able to decide if they get it or not. Read More

#train, #conductor, #a-failure

Short Story / Historical Fiction

November 20, 2018

Reads: 55

#black-death, #1349, #crecy, #prince-of-wales, #mappa-mundi

Short Story / Historical Fiction

November 13, 2018

Reads: 83

Comments: 2

An alternate history story that focuses on what if Anne and Margot Frank survived Bergen-Belsen. This fictional account focuses on Anne and Margot on their recovery from Belsen and their road to a new life. Read More

#holocaust, #world-war-ii, #alternate-history, #anne-frank

Short Story / Historical Fiction

November 08, 2018

Reads: 82

A short story based on a family of three. A husband, a wife, and a daughter. Mr. William Jackson has told his family he has just joined the army to fight in the war in the year 1914, His wife Anne and daughter June both protest against his decision but… Read More

#remembrance-day

Short Story / Historical Fiction

October 30, 2018

Reads: 79

Comments: 1

Jedidiah Somerton is a wealthy oil tycoon along the coast of California, he arrives at the ranch of an aspiring young man who hopes Jedidiah will invest into his findings. But Jedidiah is a stubborn man, and more importantly; seems to know a lot more about the young man's family… Read More

#religion, #western, #oil, #historical, #wealth

Short Story / Historical Fiction

October 28, 2018

Reads: 72

Comments: 1

I don't know what got into me, but I just knocked up this quick story. Shows what the pen can do. Read More

#god, #spirit, #dust, #equator, #solar-system

Short Story / Historical Fiction

October 26, 2018

Reads: 64

Comments: 1

Strolling across the countryside I never expected to come across a horse racing stadium. Read More

#sunshine, #country, #horse-racing

Three stories about colonialism: I - Tale of Twas recalls a case of intra-colonialism - one group of Africans attempting to usurp the land of another group with catastrophic consequences. II - Tale of a Belgian Nun or the role of the church in colonial activities. III - Tale of… Read More

#war, #anthropology, #congo, #international-culture, #belgian-colonialism

Short Story / Historical Fiction

October 18, 2018

Reads: 58

This story is inspired by the author's love of history, as well as the traditional love stories of the Philippines. Read More

#fireflies-by-pyrusjimmy

After losing his friend to their captain's cruelty, a sailor in the 17th century decides to lead a mutiny. Read More

#friendship, #drama, #age-of-sail

Short Story / Historical Fiction

October 12, 2018

Reads: 85

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

Inspired by the sad realities of South America's revolutionary past. Read More

#regret, #revolution, #south-america

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