A General's chief-of-staff uncovers a plot to steal nuclear weapons and is grievously injured in the denouement. He manage to secure an inactive air base used as a junk yard for over fifty years. The old cold war base hides secrets which repay him many fold. This has been a simple one-pass write as a gift for the holiday season. I have no doubts that errors will sprout like dandelions in the spring, but please accept it as it is--a hand-made gift with all of its flaws.
A couple spend a week on a remote private island, soaking up the sun 'au naturel', decompressing from their hectic lives. They relive their amazing heroic past, leading up to their shocking current situation.
"Once you have been a wolf you can never live as a lamb." A former Marine comes home to handle problems his way. Be sure to read the 'Glossary of terms' at the end of the story. I did not mark all the codes.
A Swarm Cycle Story
A solution to the Sa’arm problem is proposed and the humans discover that they are second-class citizens. This is not acceptable and a way out of the problem is needed. Operation Triskelion is one possible end to the Sa’arm saga but not the only one.
A Thank You Note Story (6) This was just another routine patrol through the hinterlands of Iraq. This was the sort of thing that happened when the excitement of the original conquest had faded, and the main point was trying to stay alive until it was time to go home. Sometimes staying alive depends on the quality of the equipment and sometimes it depend on the men using the equipment, but, usually, it depends on both of them working together.
When Stockholm Syndrome meets Lima Syndrome. He is a freedom fighter. She's the dictator's daughter. When his organization kidnaps her, he is the only one to show her kindness. In this world of chaos, she is the gentle beauty that tames his wild heart. But is it enough to stop him from murdering her father? And does she even want him to? - A short story.
A Swarm Cycle Story
Letters between a young concubine and her parents show what life is like in the colonies, and how life is changing back home on Earth.
Semi-fictional military humor from the Iraq War. A Battalion Commander and his Command Sergeant Major on a route clearance road trip. Thank you for reading.