Jan24

Story – Old Souls

by James Kitson on January 24, 2012 at 9:55 pm
Posted In: Fantasy, Short Story

by James Kitson

© 1997 All Rights Reserved

 

Well, I have to admit Earth isn’t exactly a great vacation place. At least it hasn’t been for a long time. I guess that’s why I decided to come back here, as strange as that may sound. I guess I feel that Earth has potential, it’s condition and history leave it open for so much, but we just need to convince the old timers to come back and help teach the new souls. But that isn’t happening, now it’s time to recover the situation and make the Earth ready for teachers again. ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jan24

Story – A War None Understood

by James Kitson on January 24, 2012 at 9:54 pm
Posted In: Military, Short Story

by James Kitson

© 1993 All Rights Reserved

 

A band of fog covered the city as the 12th battalion of the Second Marine division advanced into a southern Chicago suburb. Corporal John Riley came up in the rear of his advance scouting platoon which would be the first government unit in the city since the war began. riley was tired after finishing four days of fighting in which he had been lucky to get five hours of rest, not st say sleep. the last two days of fighting had been fought in the rain and the low-hanging clouds that had swept in from Lake Michigan reek of the smoke that came off the burning building and supply dumps that government artillery and aircraft had spent the last week hammering with intense bombardment. ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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