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Excerpt: Task Force Arrow

This is a scene from a novel I'm writing called Task Force Arrow.  The commander of the warship Far Walker, Demmend Greggory is in his quarters when the alarm sounds.  Intruders have gained entry into his ship...

 

 

 

 

 

Greggory’s blood ran cold at the

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Phone call from winter.

a very short non-fiction story based on a small event in my life. I lay this on the forge to be vaporized,purified and eventually condensed."Phone call from Winter"Fall would soon be knocking at our front door, but its winds had already come around t

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The Serpent Cult. Chapter 1...part two

THE MOUNTAIRY ROCK CITY CHRONICLES:
THE SERPENT CULT


 




                                   


                                     “… yes…” Max answered, and then woke up confused. His house phone blared suddenly. The sleep had been a deep one, filled with

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The Serpent Cult. Chapter 1...part one

THE MOUNTAIRY ROCK CITY CHRONICLES:
THE SERPENT CULT


 

Chapter one:
NEW YEARS IN MOUNTAIRY ROCK




                                    "Happy NEW YEAR!!!" The raucous refrain bellowing from his car radio was followed by the distant sound of firecrackers echo

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Shattering the Spear- Intro

One good turn deserves another... Laying a bit of my literary ego upon the altar anvil of The Forge. Let the hammers fly:

 

Msizi clutched the leather straps, holding on for life as the great umkhombe thundered across the plain. Its powerful hooves bro

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Shattering the Spear-(More)

So here are the first 1600 words of my short story "Shattering the Spear."  I've posted it as a PDF doc to make it easier to read. Need to know if as a short story there's enough character development so far; if it flows; if it seems realistic; if as

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A Better Situation

 

 

                   The young girl ran on tiptoe across the recently swept courtyard

 of  the two story inn and tavern, the largest building overall in the entire

 nearby area consisting of farms and small villages. It sat not far from a major

 crossro

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My 1st Sword and Soul attempt.


THE RETURN



 PRIME

                        “The time is nigh” the old man bellowed. “They are RETURNING!”
        The aerie was filled with people that windless night. The platform rose higher than any other man made structure in Hai and looked down on t

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