Historical Stories

It is the 12th century, and the Holy Roman Empire stands on the edge of turmoil. Frederick of Hohenstaufen, newly elected King of the Romans and destined to become Emperor, rides toward Rome beneath the weight of growing unrest. On his way to Rome Frederick stops at the Castle of Trier for food and and rest. While there, he learns of the trial of a young squire accused of defying the Church itself, one Johannes Braun. A young man King Frederick learns to depend on if he is to become Emperor.

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

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 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.

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.

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 number of dream filled nights leading up to Halloween lead a young woman to discover her true destiny. I had originally hoped to enter this story in the Halloween contest but about 20% of it was AI generated (I needed a kickstart after a bad bout of writers block and also some descriptions of historical events), and I wasn’t going to deceive anyone about AI use.

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.

A Story in the This Bed of Rose's Universe
Dutch Moffat is alone in the world - scorned by the town. Rejected by everyone else he finds solace in the arm's and bed of Rose. She teaches him to be a man but is there anyone to love Dutch?