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The Cravat
by Ken Davis September 1757 Screams pierced the heavy autumn air, disturbing the scent of freshly fallen leaves wrapping the Allegheny...
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A Place called Home
Robert is a carpenter by trade and even though retired, he still takes on special projects for friends and family. While he was young, he...
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Autumn Psalm
by Chuck Mathias Vibrant reds and golds splash across the sky. Your paintbrush searches out the space between the billowing clouds to...
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Glory Train
by Randi MacWilliams The young woman had dozed off once or twice before, on the transit ride home from the airport to her Westside...
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I Thought It Was A Good Idea
by Jim DiMarco Wednesday, December 7, 1983. 74th Warhead Detachment, Schwabstädl Kaser “Item three. There will be a bus trip to Paris, ....
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Oktoberfest
Friday, September 30, 1983. 74th Warhead Detachment, Schwabstädl Kaserne, Lechfeld Air Base, Bavaria, West Germany. I was eating lunch in...
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Tanks Alot - Part 7
Chapter 20 The effects of the near miss on Earth were relatively small, since most of the destruction happened over water. There were...
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- 17 min
Casualties
Thursday afternoon, July 7, 1983 Schwabstadl Kaserne, Lechfeld Air Base, Bavaria, West Germany The four of us were in our room, packing...
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Father Murphy's Secret
Father Benjamin Murphy latched his office door and shuffled over to his awaiting chair. Its soft, worn, leather seat invited his weary...
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Renata
The house loomed through the cold March drizzle like a haunting pink confection with resplendent scrolls of butter cream frosting on the...
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Tanks Alot - Part 6
Chapter 14 Martin Scofield had been very busy the last few days, getting Ares base up and running again. The three evacuation vessels,...
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The Kid from Hell
Hell is a harsh word to use in reference to a child, but no other word fit. All the other kids in the many foster homes he spent time in...
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The Boat Ride
Tuesday, May 24, 1983 Schwabstadl Kaserne, Lechfeld Airbase, Bavaria, West Germany I stretched out my right leg under the desk. My knee...
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The Bed and Breakfast Christmas Mystery
“Where are my poinsettias ?” Claire asked anxiously as she hurried through the lobby of her place. “They were supposed to be delivered...
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Mountain Christmas
From a story told to R.C. Green by Madge Carter Green Christmas Eve 1934 arrived at the Carter farm bright, clear, and cold. Seven year...
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Tanks Alot - Part 5
Chapter 12 Hiroko knew her plan had failed, hopefully she will get some credit for a near miss. She slowed the ship and began an approach...
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Between Us Girls
Jan stopped her car in front of the school. Cathy, waiting alone, got in beside her mother. "Where's Cheryl?" Cathy asked. Jan pointed to...
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A Change of Scenery
It was not an easy move or one she had anticipated, instead, it had been a necessary disruption to her life; one that she never saw...
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The Traveler
74th Warhead Detachment, Schwabstädl Kaserne, Lechfeld Air Base, Bavaria, West Germany. May, 1983. It was midnight, and I had just gotten...
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Tanks Alot - Part 4
Chapter 9 The next day the wait was over and they had arrived on station to find the scans were accurate, there was roughly egg shaped...
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