After crossing the border Manuel was more careful to stay out of the sight of everyone. The land was dry and barren with few shade trees but there was a lot of scrub brush giving him plenty of places to hide. The trip from Magdalena was easy since he was able to ride most of the way, but now he was just walking north, needing to survive on almost nothing unt...
Chapter Sixteen "I'll be back to pick you up at noon," JR said as he opened her door at the curb in front of the employee entrance. "If you think of anything that you forgot to pack, text me and I'll bring it with me." Rockie rose out of her seat and stood to hug him, "I'm pretty sure that I have everything, but I'll let you know if anything comes to min...
"Where the hell did Corporal Anderson get to? He was supposed to be back 10 minutes ago." Sergeant Johnson raged aloud. Johnson, known to most as Sarge, was one of the oldest and most experienced soldiers in the army of the kingdom of Altyr. He was now stuck leading a small patrol of mostly young, raw recruits through the forests in the far border of the lan...
It was a typical summer day in sunny Southern California. I had some personal business to do in San Diego and my boyfriend, Mack, decided to drive me in his late model Ford Bronco (circa 1990's-ish). We left early and took the I-15 south to our destination. After I took care of what I needed to take care of, we ran around and had fun. I was wearing a tank to...
Scary stories, huh? You guys want scary stories. All right then, I've got one for you, and I hope you enjoy it because you probably won't be sleeping for a while after I tell it. And no, it's not going to be like one of those damned urban legends that your friends are always sending you links to in your e-mail. You see, this is a true story of what happened...
Title: “Into the Breach” PLOT: In a post-apocalyptic US, eight brave souls struggle to survive in a dystopian future. Will they survive, or will they succumb to the temptations the brave new world offers them? SETTING: Former United States, near future. Resource Wars have pushed the country to the brink of secession. Militias and government troops fight over...
The headlights came up behind me fast and close. Afraid I was going to be rear ended, I pulled over and let him pass. The green Border Patrol van sped past me. "Asshole!" I thought. "He didn't have to do that." Ahead almost out of sight, the van pulled over, U-turned and came rushing back toward me. This time I pulled over and stopped. "What the hell is go...
Author's note: This story is a spinoff of the Were Wars series (Behind the Lines of the Were War, Beyond the Were War and Between the Were Wars) and takes place about a year after that story ends. It is not necessary to have read that series first, but why wouldn't you? I think you'll enjoy them. ***** Chapter 1 "And Nyx (Night) bare hateful Moros (Doom)...
So once upon a time there was a very, very smart sexy female. She took care of herself and didn't take shit from anyone. Her tongue was as sharp as her claws. Occasionally the kitten would get into a little bit of trouble and happened to run into a rugged smartass cop. He was immediately drawn to her personality, she was a challenge. He was also drawn to...
Copyright oggbashan Apart from the Author's name this is supposed to be non-fiction. A couple of people have asked me to make a permanent record of the real-life anecdotes I had posted in the Authors' Hangout and General Board so this is the third part, previously unposted. Og as a Scout Being a 1950s and Early 1960s Boy Scout in Gibraltar, London and Au...