Historical Stories

Although Magellan is the name most associated with the first circumnavigation of the world, he was killed in the Philippines. The man who completed the 3 year voyage was Juan Sebastian Elcano. The details of Elcano's life are scarce. This is an imagined account of Elcano's life combined with known facts.

Divorce and Justice in the Long Night of the Anasazi

When several Sanctuary women approach Pastor Joshua for his blessing on a church-endorsed mail-order bride scheme the frazzled Minister sees a way to stop all the advances of the mayor’s daughter. He slips his letter into the packet before it is mailed out to the churches back East seeking his bride. When the brides arrive Joshua finds his didn’t make the trip. However, his heart has chosen another, his intended’s best friend. Can he prove he loves her making her The Pastor’s Replacement Bride?

A guy and his girlfriend stumble upon a portal that allows them to travel back in time. They have some fun times and adventures.

A Story in the The Trilogy and More Universe
A tale of the old west in the turbulent times after the Civil War. A young man sort of follows in his father's footsteps.

Our intrepid private investigator does some investigating in and out of the office.

A little historical piece that’s shamelessly historically inaccurate (it would have even Robert E Howard shuddering in his grave coz I sat here with a pile of his books in front of me looking at the style he wrote in and just murdering it altho then again, Howard was pretty good at murdering history himself so maybe he’d just laugh. Wherever he is, I hope he enjoys this and RIP, dude. You were one of the best!). Anyhow, I hope you all enjoy the story - it was a lot of fun to write.

A Poacher's Progress Story
The Royal Progress is curtailed, but the threat to Jack's family remains. A series of domestic and family arrangements takes place in Grantham, and closer links are forged with Kensington Palace. To maintain the domestic bliss he now enjoys Jack knows eventually he will have to locate and kill Eloise de La Zouche. A trip to Paris uncovers a hidden talent in Mimi, and a summons to the Foreign Office places Jack in charge of an academic endeavour. More travelling ensues.

The priest Meritamun spends his days performing religious duties and maintaining the temple in which he lives, content in a humble life serving the Gods. His routine is turned on its head when he receives a summons from Anput – the living Goddess of death, and the consort of Anubis. He has been chosen to become her personal attendant, but why, he cannot say. His new role will require him to unlearn many of his assumptions about the Gods, and to open himself up to serving his deity in new ways.

A fire destroys a farm in Virginia, so the family is moving west. Except the youngest is too ill to travel when it's time to leave. The boy and his grandmother stay behind to follow later. It takes so long for him to recover the two don't go west, and find local employment. A decade later rising political problems cause the young man and his grandmother to make a decision about their future. They'll go west, but it isn't that simple, or an easy journey. Written in US English - 72,700 words.