Forum: Member Stories

Okay, let's all have it. Follow Dennis' "rules". Cheif curmudgeons can be snotty when riled. The idea is to write as "bad" a story as we can manage here... It was a dark & stormy night. From the throes of an empassioned dream, Sarah awoke; pulse thready from the uncertainty of knowing if she was...

The Old Man. The old man watched as the young men, looking war like in their cammo’s left to join their militia units. He had been too old to fight in the last war and did not even bother trying to join for this one. He envied the young, with their strong bodies, their enthusiasm and...

PANIC IN YEAR ZERO 95 min. Written by John Morton and Jay Simms Directed by Ray Milland Starring: Ray Milland, Jean Hagen, Frankie Avalon, Mary Mitchel and Dick Bakalyan as Carl One of the oldest nuclear war survival films and in my opinion head and shoulders the best. You don't get...

This is the 1st unedited survival story I wrote several years ago – It was posted on another site and if you have read it just disregard it. I will post the next 23 in due time as soon as I retrieve them. As always comments are appreciated. As soon as I post my older stories I will start posting...

Here is another story I posted on Frugal's. It is the first part of David Fontaine's story. Enjoy. My Name is David My name is David. Today we went to live in the basement. I don’t like the basement much, it smells funny and the walls get wet when it rains. When you turn the lights...

Miss Silly By: George Michaud Henry Johnson the rancher I was working for, he had just bought Star Light. That is when I first met Star Light. He just happened to have this wonderful horse that needed a little work. In other words he wanted me to train her. She was a blood bay and about 14...

Does anyone have the list of the books in this series with the order they were in? I fell across a bunch of FT's books and want to put the books I have in order so I could maybe re-read them in order this time. TIA DM

Laella was sitting alone in the gloom of the commons when the door creaked open. She leaped from her chair, barked a shin against the table leg, and ran to the sound. It was Gregor. From what she could see in the light of dusk, he was dusty from the road, but no worse for the day. They embraced...

(A baseball story. I used to be a pitcher. No, you would never have heard of me. But I had fantasies...and I dropped them in time to make something of myself. Meet Conrad Bearing, the height of every pitcher's fantasies. Bonus points to the reader who gets either of the atrocious puns buried in...

A big thank you to all those who have taken the time to read Withdrawal. I would like to request your help, I definitely plan on finishing the story and publishing it. So to that end if you would take a few moments of your time and answer as many of the following questions as you care to it would...

On the fireplace mantel sits an eclectic assembly of photographs, people smiling from pictures taken from various decades and occasions. On the corner of the mantel is the picture of an old man. His sharp eyes smile out from the picture in contrast to the feebleness of the aging body framing...

Several people had asked me to post a message here when my next Parno novel was available. Parno's Gambit, #3 in the Black Sheep series, will be available to the public next Friday, March 10. It's available for pre-order now I'm told, as well. ...

The Girl and the Ninja Ellen looked out of the kitchen window of her parent's house and stared into the drizzling Oregon rain. "At 23 I ought to be on my own, or even married," she thought with some despair. She sometimes wondered why she was "different.” The other young girls never seemed to...

My uncle, Lloyd D. Lindsey, is 92 and still kicking! He's a quiet, kind-but-tough ol' Missouri Boy who still rolls his own cigarettes and, from age 12 until the day he retired, only worked for one employer, the International Shoe Factory. Like most good ol' boys, he never said much. When my...

I got my wife to buy the same colour car as mine so I would only need to buy 1 can of touch up paint.......:D

A part biographical/part fiction about how our current dog came to live with and be a part of our family. It’s the first fictional writing that I’ve attempted in nearly 25 years, so constructive comments which would help me improve my writing would be appreciated.

AUTHOR'S NOTE AND WARNING: This story may not be suitable for minors, especially young minors. Story contains scenes of graphic violence. These were necessary for the story, and are NOT gratuitous. Please use your own judgement before allowing young minors to read this story. NOTE: This...

We should’ve took the north fork. I told Braden it was easier riding. Better grass for the horses, flatter land. But no, it was his goddamn way, or no way. So here we are. They’re peeling Braden’s scalp off his skull, so I don’t guess I’ll get the chance to tell him “I told you...

"Hey, Kitty, it's your turn." There was an anticipatory pause. She wasn't the one who had started the game, but she was the one who played it best. After a period of time, the game had evolved from playing to pass the time, to playing to keep time, to playing for it, because it was unspoken...

Rites of Spring Flicker drums the stovepipes, Buds a breaking fast, Uh oh! Gonna snow! Sunday morning, ahhh, so slow. DEE, DEE, DEE

HELP! We need a sheepdog to protect us from the democrats!

The Gift “—but I’ve got to see the President!” As soon as I’d said it, I knew it was a mistake. Several of the Secret Service agents in the room stirred a bit threateningly. I started blushing, and the White House Chief of Staff raised his eyebrows. It was both melodramatic and...

I love good stories, and thought others might enjoy a link to some posted over on the LATOC forum, most with a peak oil scenario. You have to scroll down; look for titles with the word 'story' in them. Enjoy! http://www.peakoilstore.com/forum/index.php/board,4.20.html

Hey writer's, here are the details ~ good luck to everyone!! Mary (no garden, no lamb) :scn:

The Renaissance Man - Redux by Fleataxi Chapter 1 David Williams arched his back and stretched. He'd been writing in his journal for hours now. His therapist told him to keep a journal as a form of therapy after his wife Jackie died many years ago giving birth to their only child Tom. He...

Here is a story i have been working on....I hope you like it!!!

Hi This one started out with the guy going to the mall. When he gets there he notices some muslims coming in. They draw guns and so does he. He kills them...then the gov. tries to pin it on him. He is wounded. It's not an old story but would like to locate the author & story title thx...

Pretty exiting! I wasn't as nervous as I thought I'd be. Lynda Brown (St. Louis) interviewed me for Author Talk about my novel, Shift.:sht: Not a mega huge deal, but I had to share. Main thing: for you writers out there thinking about perhaps publishing one day, some good information shared...

I dont know if this has been posted here before,but I've seen posts of former squirrels looking for the fiction that was at F£Ù&@l §qui££Œl's before being pulled. http://web.archive.org/web/20071021053129/http://frugalsquirrels.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=forum;f=64 Matt

There was a story that started on the Frugal board just before it went away, and I was hoping it was posted somewhere else. It was about a couple that retired from the east coast to a farm. The husband stayed at the old house while it was being sold and he packed it up. He still had a little...

I don't have the links handy, but if you go to kindle ebooks site and search Terry McDonald two of his books are free today Apocalyptic Odities Gran De Daddy. I read gran de daddy yesterday. It is a mix of action as an old prepper goes to Alanta to rescue his kidnapped grandson. ...

'I was just saying to Josh yesterday,'Listen listen listen listen' said George. 'Somebody is listening!' 'Well yeah George, someone is always listening' exclaimed Frederick. No no no no no' George said excitedly. 'I mean someone that shouldn't be able to listen!' Frederick cleared his mind...

A tiny sample of one of several stories that I'm juggling... Owl Chapter One

ok guys, i'm looking for some help finding a story. actually it's a series of three stories. it starts out with a fellow somewhere down south as a contractor when an illness runs rampant throughout the world. he goes to find his family and winds up getting held up in a small town. in the end...

Would you guys be interested in short stories where the story is based around the concept of when even the best preps fail? I think it might be interesting, as it would pit my mind as the aggressor to great prep concepts. The stories produced could possibly show worst case scenario flaws in how...

(Lately I've been hearing quite a lot of...dissatisfaction with relations between the sexes. Most of it comes from other men. It pains me, being more or less happily married these past 24 years, but I have little to say to salve the wounds of my fellow. That's part of why I've been writing these...

Does anyone know where Kathy has gone too??? Has she just decided to quit writing or health problems with her diabetes? Hope she returns soon. I miss her wit and great writing. Cheyenne

I know I didn't get this one on for everyone to read first. It just sort of wrote itself. I got the idea one day and poof off it went. Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CCGVRSW?tag=viglink20248-20 Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1980829942?tag=viglink20248-20