A Day In the Private Life
“About...face!” Barked orders fill the heavy air. Cut-downs and slurs follow soon after. Down in the muck we struggle dutifully. Every man-jack of us wants to…
Witches Are Not Included In Census Data
Boredom was the order of the day. Boredom and... paperwork. Who knew life on a military base would be so dull? Even for a civilian contractor. “Sam! You’re…
A Soldier and His Wife.
Death lies on her, like an untimely frost upon the sweetest flower in all the field. Under the grey clouds, a storm brews and I’ve finally let go of my shield…
No Matter How Many
Shrill watched the great war ships as they bobbed towards land for a while, and then stepped down from the wall. “There must be something we can do!” His…
Sniper
It’s strange. You see it when you’re watching TV, you do it when your playing video games and even through six months of boot camp and basic training I never…
Grenade!
“Watch out grenade!”, “What grenade?” shouted ryan. “That one heading towards us!” yelled the man. “Oh yeah i see it” replied ryan. BANG
Malfunctioning
“Hello my name is--Hello my name is--Hello my name--name--name--is--is--is” Leon sighed heavily, squeezing the intersection of his eyes and nose with his…
What I Did In The War
“What did he mean, about you knowing how dangerous zombies are?” Damn my son had good hearing when he wanted to. “He just meant that I’d lived through the…
No Greater Cause
“You can’t just go riding off to a war which you will most certainly loose.” The female warrior looked her father in the eye. “Will you provide an army to aid…
Killing Machines
“Colonel Withe, sir! The first group is wiping out fast!” Colonel Withe looked straight in his eyes. The man flickered from his gaze. Instantly, Withe knew…