Historical Stories

A Thank You Note Story
This is my thank you note for those men who served in WWI. I had two great-uncles who were in France, and one was gassed, but survived. He fought a battle with what mustard gas had done to his lungs for the rest of his life. This is a what-if kind of story. Suppose the US Army had used a little imagination. What might have happened then? One squad tests out an idea. Read what might have happened.

A Story in the Jake's Merle Haggard Invitational Universe
Slade Ransom gets shot by the Sheriff in Ogallala, mistaking him for a bank robber. Eluding the posse he hides out then makes his way to Northern Colorado to take over as foreman of a troubled ranch, the Circle R. Between rustlers, trail drives and two beautiful women maybe the posse was a better choice. This is a straight Western.

Sgt. Tully and his fellow Texas Rangers pursue Comanche raiders who have killed settlers and captured their women, taking them back to Mexico to make them slaves. This is the story of the Rangers' rescue and of the two women Tully finds.

In 1962, eighteen-year-old Jack Rossi leaves rural Colorado to join the Navy, only to find himself recruited into a secret world of computers and intelligence. As his extraordinary programming talents attract attention, Jack discovers friendship, romance, and a growing role in America's Cold War. But when an international crisis erupts, his code could help change history.

Eva Van der Heiden knows she will never find a man to love her. Her days are spent caring for her siblings and enjoying spinsterhood until her aunt matches her with a man under false pretenses. Luc de Jeu marries Eva thinking she will provide him with an heir when in fact, she thinks their union is a marriage of convenience. Can their marriage last when they both have different expectations?

The Great War ended with a human victory - but only thanks to God's smallest lifeform. The common cold killed the Tripod Builders, but not before they left the world in ruins. Now, George Wells - son of a British author living in exile in New York - finds himself caught up in a deadly conspiracy centered on the surviving Red Martians and the hope of a nightmare future which might only be averted with all out war.

A fun, insightful story of the "Real" Chuck Johnson's youth. Read why his stories often include airplanes and music.

Cheating, intrigue and revenge in the early days of the nuclear age.

A Halloween 2022 Contest Entry
In 1920s Romania, a traumatized American soldier, a German doctor, and a local woman face an ancient, ravenous evil.