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December 31, 1969

Reads: 211

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The Enchanted Opal is an exciting collection of thirteen unique short stories suitable for readers of all ages, The opening story features a young Chinese lad named Digger Lei, who travels on a sailing Clipper to the gold fields of Australia in search of his grandfather's lost opal mine. Then.… Read More

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Short Story / Humor

December 31, 1969

Reads: 120

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The rock and roll band gets an agent and it's first club gig at a private Italian bar in the woods of New York state. Read More
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Short Story / War and Military

May 30, 2019

Reads: 71

A fictional story about the remains for the 1st Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. A soldier joins the army during WWI and fights along with European allies in the trenches in France, writing in a journal of his experiences of the horrors of war. Read More

#war, #wwi, #tomb-of-unknown-soldier

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Short Story / War and Military

May 12, 2019

Reads: 97

A short story I am currently working on, its based on revenge and its all happening in naval combat. Read More

#war, #action, #combat, #battle, #naval

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Short Story / War and Military

May 05, 2019

Reads: 114

Life as a military dependent on a foreign base in Cuba before, during and after the Missile Crisis. Read More

#evacuation, #missile-crisis, #living-in-gitmo, #1960-to-1964

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subschool, udt school, the black angus, puerto rico. Read More

#military-conquests-and-puerto-rico

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#militarty-life-of-a-dependent, #cuba-1960

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Short Story / War and Military

April 24, 2019

Reads: 97

A brief skirmish between my Dad and enlisted men not saluting the flag. Read More

#flag, #gitmo-1960

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an inside story about the evacuation of the military dependents from the us naval base guantanamo bay, cuba, 22 october 1962. code name water condition bravo. Read More

#gitmo, #missile-crisis, #military-dependents

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A Soldier's persistence and will to move on eventually pays off in an unexpected way. Read More

#soldiers, #honor, #angels, #inspire

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Short Story / War and Military

April 12, 2019

Reads: 131

Comments: 1

You are a civilian in a war torn place when soldiers enter your home. Against your will is imbedded with a squad of soldiers on a mission. their shield - human shield. Sequel to ‘Kiss my tank gun.’ Read More

#soldiers, #tank, #meat-shield, #human-shield, #civlian

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Short Story / War and Military

April 07, 2019

Reads: 211

The Great War has been raging on constantly. In the city of Markentide, four people band together to survive. Three parties roam the lands, the government's ruthless seekers, the rebellion's weak and untrained militia, and the massive empire marching in the lands, with mass-produced Terrians and soldiers. No matter what,… Read More

#love, #war, #survival, #thriller, #action

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Short Story / War and Military

March 14, 2019

Reads: 386

Comments: 4

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During a conflict, one family remains in their suburban home as the rest have fled for the border. Read More

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"Full of action from the beginning to end. Excellent depiction of the relationship between the man and the dog, and also the increasing desperati..." Read More

#family, #military, #war, #suspense, #thriller

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Short Story / War and Military

February 25, 2019

Reads: 152

Comments: 2

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Choices are sometimes made to please the emotions at the expense of the greater good. This little story might say why. Read More

#boy, #chess, #spy, #battlefield, #calvery

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Short Story / War and Military

February 06, 2019

Reads: 170

Comments: 1

Satirical story about a sneaky invasion without causing full blown warfare. Read More

#military-satire

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A little girl who lost her family after an earthquake but finds a second father. Read More

#loss, #pain

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Short Story / War and Military

January 28, 2019

Reads: 230

They had been walking for days... Read More

#short, #sad, #army

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Short Story / War and Military

January 27, 2019

Reads: 601

Comments: 1

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Featured Review by Celtic-Scribe63

"A stark reminder of how our soldiers can feel isolated and forgotten by those who sit safely at home, whilst they fight for them. nice job." Read More

#vietnam-war-beach-soldier

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Short Story / War and Military

January 23, 2019

Reads: 191

The first-hand account of a combat patrol in the jungles of Vietnam told by the Navy Corpsman who accompanied the Marines on their mission. Read More

#vietnam

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(Fantasy) The Battle of the Bulge was an allied victory...more than once! Read More

#future, #past, #time-travel

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Short Story / War and Military

January 12, 2019

Reads: 145

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I am a creative freelancer. I enjoy all forms of art. I am Nigerian. Read More

#retiree

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Short Story / War and Military

January 08, 2019

Reads: 155

Bastion tells the story of an alternate diesel punk WW2, where enormous ships prowl the skies over the western front. Naval destroyers borne aloft in the air by different advances in warfare technology, creating a new war to fight in the air. Read More

#thriller, #action, #ww2, #aerial-combat

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Short Story / War and Military

January 04, 2019

Reads: 237

Comments: 4

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A post-apocalyptic fiction short story Read More

#post-apocalyptic, #soldier, #tomb, #cemetary

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Short Story / War and Military

December 19, 2018

Reads: 148

Comments: 1

A veteran on returning from war found themselves homeless. Read More

#homelessness

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Short Story / War and Military

December 07, 2018

Reads: 136

A resident has her hopes dashed by "liberators" demanding she literally kiss it. 750 word flash fiction. Read More

#abuse-psycological

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Short Story / War and Military

November 13, 2018

Reads: 224

Comments: 1

The enemy doesn't sleep Read More

#vietnam, #casualty

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Short Story / War and Military

November 13, 2018

Reads: 122

Story to commemorate the centenary of the end of the First World War. Read More

#ww1

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Short Story / War and Military

November 11, 2018

Reads: 214

Comments: 6

Armistice Remembrance Day... A family torn apart by war Lest We Forget Read More

#loss, #war, #remembrance, #families

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Short Story / War and Military

November 10, 2018

Reads: 228

The story starts with a guy recovering from a tour of duty that nearly sent him over the edge. On the streets of Nottingham, Bill tries to make sense of life after military service. Things don't go so well... For further reading see www.fionalinday.co.uk Go to the contacts page to… Read More

#army, #ptsd, #armistice-day

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Short Story / War and Military

November 09, 2018

Reads: 262

Shelves: 1

A sergeant during the first world war leads his men into battle in a last stand to defeat the enemy. Read More

#war, #europe

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Short Story / War and Military

October 24, 2018

Reads: 199

Shelves: 1

somethings never go away. memories are one of those things. Read More

#memories, #vietnam

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Two worlds collide in a scene of total normalcy. Read More

#war, #coffee, #jewish, #france, #french

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A coalition war pilot is caught and saved from the mob and is more presented the truth of Iraq than interrogated. An anti war piece, the powerful think you'll never catch on. Read More

#iraq, #lies, #drama, #truth, #invasion

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This is a short story baced on the song The Black Parade by My Chemical Romance. Mack has always dreamed of marching in the black parade and serving her country however on tour she finds out that a group of rebels have planes to disrupt the celebrations and no one… Read More

#war

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Short Story / War and Military

July 16, 2018

Reads: 199

Comments: 2

Story about a young reporter who has to deal with the insanity of the Vietnam War. Read More

#fiction, #war, #vietnam

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Read to understand. Read More

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A chapter from the story of the fictional nation of Wensimbi, told from the perspective of four different characters. The annual address of Lethabo Dlamini, leader of Wensimbi, will not end like they expect. Read More

#military, #politics, #bomb, #desert, #third-person

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Short Story / War and Military

May 29, 2018

Reads: 310

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a short story recap on the dark post-election violence times. based on true events. fanaticism is real and it takes away our humanity. to what end would you follow a politician? Read More

#home, #when

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This short story talks about the horrors of war and finding inner peace within yourself. it also shows us the not so obvious reasons why war is so traumatizing. Read More

#war-short-stories, #peace-short-stories

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A hitman recalls his last mission and how it changed his life forever. Read More

#life, #choice, #short, #memories, #hitman

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Short Story / War and Military

May 14, 2018

Reads: 300

A description of a character from a classic story of war. Read More

#death, #war, #life, #fear

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United States Colonel and demigod Kallie Veandra shares her story and her words of wisdom of how you can't let stereotypes get you down. Read More

#pride, #army, #aphrodite, #percy-jackson

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