Military Stories

More assorted flash fiction writings from my little brain. Short and shorter and only wanting to bring a smile as you read it or a chuckle.

A farm boy's experiences growing up on a coastal farm in the Deep South, in the late 1950s.

The man. The monster. The legacy. When Navy Seal Master Chief, Brady Armstrong’s life is threatened, the family legacy emerges in a shape-shifting beast that can withstand bullets, shrapnel, and crushing debris. Love is the only weakness the monster cannot shield Brady from. But he is determined to end the legacy by denying himself the one true love of his life, Heather Richards. Never will he mate with her… again.

A story in the Catalum Universe
An origin story for the Catalum people.

Ruston Johnson is a guy with a bright future. After the country gets bombed, he is drafted by the Army. Little did he know what kind of specialized unit he'd be drafted into. It's a boy meets girl and girl love story with a twist and an unusual backdrop. It's a fairly long story. Some have called the story science fiction, others just call it warped in its premiss. Read it and let me know what side you're on.

In a mid-1930s London suburb, as storm clouds rise over the growing militaristic resurgence in Germany, a window cleaner shows his young son the ropes of his business and reminisces in thoughts and conversations about the Great War.

A man retired from a secret government agency, hoped that his time with them was through. Little did he know that an enemy from the past was still on earth.

Average Joe was damaged in the First World War, shot down for the third time unlucky, often quipping that losing a leg and an ear he was "less than average" and at 43 was a confirmed bachelor. Then he met heavily pregnant widow Anjelica, "call me Anjie", but Joe thought she was an angel. And she was until her first husband turned up Out of the blue like a bad penny. Unusually, this story starts at the End rather than the Beginning.

Writing prompt of humans who pack bond with anything, including the darkness itself. A flash fiction that is a little dark and deals with depression.

This is NOT a werewolf story! A detachment of human Space Marines on planet Wolf-439 iv were nearly annihilated by aliens, but the alien spaceship crashed. A few marines survived and fought back against the aliens. This is the story of what the humans did and how they became aliens, themselves. This is Book 1 of what may become a continuing story, depending on the reaction this one gets.