Historical Stories

This is the first of a series of stories that I am going to do based on various songs, mostly ones I suspect most readers have never heard. This one is based of an old standard, and involves two young Jewish kids in love with each other in the arranged-marriage ghetto of the Lower East Side. Their marriages have been arranged, but not to each other. How will they cope?

Sir Francis Drake: legendary explorer, captain, and privateer. Though the most successful sailor of his day, he still manages to stumble onto the treasure hunt of a lifetime in the twilight of his life, leading to a race against his Spanish rival for a potentially world-altering find. This story is a prequel to the video game, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune.

Craig McCallister made his living as a stuntman and double in Western movies. He was the fastest draw in Hollywood. He was constantly in demand to double for the hero when fast gun action was required. One day a weird accident on the set flipped him back in time to the Old West. This is the story of how he adapted and made a success of the life he had portrayed. Join him in what became a life and death struggle as he found happiness in the Wild West.

Continuing...with additions...Mahiro Sato's adventures. A total fabrication...do I do anything else?

Love and loss in 1066 Anglo-Saxon England.

This is the story of Mary O’Donnell, a story of survival against terrible odds. Using her wits and her ability to adapt, to do whatever it takes to survive, she overcomes obstacles and triumphs over adversity.

A young Marylander interrupts a very active sex life to join the fight

Joe Waters was a Western movie stunt man who somehow traveled through time to the West of 1876. He started out as a bounty hunter because there were no other jobs available, and that turned out to be his lucky day. He found two wives and a fortune in gold. He had plenty of chance to use his Starr DA in.44 caliber as he lived through a tumultuous year.

Gisele was a spy in WW2, then a doctor, and at 85 years old she went to work for the secretive longevity institute. When she escaped the subsequent annihilation in 2010, she was just 16. On the outside at least. On the run with nothing, she has to fill her needs and get by on what assets she has; a wily old mind and a sexy young body.