Historical Stories

A story in the Lucky Jim Universe
Okay, so I lied. I wrote another Lucky Jim story. This tale begins in southwest Virginia in the "colonies" a few years before the American Revolution. For my readers in Britain, sorry 'bout that.

A Story in the The Trilogy and More Universe
The Saga of The Trail West and Winterborn continues.

A Poacher's Progress Story
It is said that travel broadens the mind, and Jack Greenaway enjoys a plethora of new experiences during his visit to Europe, ranging from the sublime to the terrifying. However, three factors drive Jack's peregrination through the continent. One is his quest for his disappeared sister. Another is investigating the whereabouts of Eloise de la Zouche, the woman responsible for the deaths of Jack's wife and children. The third, and most exacting, is the machinations of the British government.

A Romance of The Rails Story
Part of the Romance of the Rails universe
George and Jill are back for another story. They are doomed to be on the Sunset Limited that was sabotaged near Palo Verde, Arizona in 1995... was it terrorism or something else? And there are new friends: Akilah is a palestinian girl; Josh is a Jew from queens; both are nerds going to CalTech; will they fall in love on this trip? Stranger things happen with Romance of the Rails...

Vic was born and raised in an odd commune. His father and 'uncles' were planning on surviving WW III. Vic took to the survivalist mentality and learned to fight. When he grew older he was thrilled with the power of explosives and studied chemistry as a way of following this path. A king facing defeat in the forth century Europe needed help. He gathered a few real mages to find a way out of his problems. It was Vic's attributes that were soon being sought. / (Reviews)

A story in the Flint Murdock Universe
A straightforward story about a straightforward man. Flint Murdock, with family and friends, left Little River, Territory of Montana, to head for San Francisco. They boarded the transcontinental railway in Billings on December 18, 1887, a snowy Sunday. It was a festive group on their first leg of a meandering journey to see California and the Pacific Ocean. But a new adversary - and an old vendetta - lay ahead. / (Reviews)

Black, beautiful, and deadly as a black mamba — Afro-Iranian princess Ma Mei-Lin was not meant to be taken. But they netted her like an animal and sold her across the Silk Road to the Emperor of China's Panther House. She challenged him to a duel the same week. He won. She kept her word. What neither of them expected was everything that followed. Delicious Poison — the most dangerous thing in the Panther House was never the leopard.

A few of you wanted a western. So here it is. He was a blue water sailor. She was a New Orleans fancy lady. There was gold in them thar hills and they were aimin' to find it. They also found love on the Santa Fe trail. Of course, there were a few lingering wrongs to right and some scores to settle. But in the end, "Until death do us part," really meant something. Read on and discover what. This is part of Randi's "Open Road" challenge and my thanks to her. I hope you all enjoy - DT

A Dark Ages Fantasy tale, with an original setting and historical flavor. No magic, but plenty of swords and bows. The story also features female warriors.

We all know the story of Rosie the Riveter. The generic term for the tens of millions of women who stepped up and did their part to help the US win the war during World War II. This is the story of one of those women, who instead was assigned with welding the hulls of ships. / (Reviews)