Tear Jerker Stories

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.

Violent storms are common in the Midwest. The one described here actually happened outside a little town I was staying in almost 20 years ago. It sounded like a train, the tornado axiom, if you will, but the straight-line winds cleared a windrow to stumps and killed several cattle (and I'm sure a lot of other critters). Friday I was in the shower, during a storm, when my muse spoke to me, and yes, when I looked out back, she was sitting on our boat.

I got my heart broken twice, was the third time the charm?

A young man becomes the friend of an old man sitting on a bench in the park who he sees when he jogs past every day. The old man had a hidden life and it is only discovered after he passes away leaving the young man to mourn his passing. [No sex.]

A Story in the ZPAW Universe
Sgt. Melody Corbett's National Guard Unit is called up because of 'Riots' in the city. She got the message a few hours late.

His first wife cheated, is Allyson cheating too?

A man loses his wife and then loses the love of his life.

The story of one's last night with their love.

My wife was killed by a drunk when our daughter was only two. I couldn't stand being reminded of our loss, so we moved away to make a new life. We made some real good friends in our new home.