Part Two of the Border Trilogy Read Part One, A Border Reckoning HERE This is a work of Short Fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in this short story are entirely fictional and are of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual events, locales or organizations or persons living or dead,…
Category: Fiction
The Final Letter
This is a work of Original Short Fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in this short story are entirely fictional and of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual events, locales or organizations or persons living or dead is entirely coincidental. I first met Percy Ingovoll at a saloon called the…
Of Kith and Kin
This is an original work of historical short fiction by The Tactical Hermit. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in this short story are entirely fictional and are of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual events, locales or organizations of persons living or dead, is entirely coincidental. (Author’s Note: This story is…
A Rebel Stand
This is a work of Short Fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in this short story are entirely fictional and are of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual events, locales or organizations or persons living or dead, is entirely coincidental. “Like my father before me I will work the land And…
The Last Good Chance
This is a work of short fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in this short story are entirely fictional and are of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual events, locales or organizations or persons living or dead, is entirely coincidental. Tuesday Detective First Grade Jimmy Boland took three steps into…
A Border Redemption
Part Two of the Border Trilogy Read Part One, A Border Reckoning HERE This is a work of Short Fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in this short story are entirely fictional and are of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual events, locales or organizations or persons living or dead, is entirely…
The Purebloods
This is a work of Short Fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in this short story are entirely fictional and are of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual events, locales or organizations or persons living or dead, is entirely coincidental. Somewhere in the South in the not too distant Future… I was…
Of Kith and Kin
(Artwork: “Confederate Reconnaissance” by Keith Rocco) This is an original work of historical short fiction by The Tactical Hermit. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in this short story are entirely fictional and are of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual events, locales or organizations of persons living or dead, is entirely coincidental. …
Good Western Novels
A loyal reader of mine emailed me about some good Western novels to read. Although I am a fan of the Traditional Western and like a lot of writers, cut my teeth on the likes of Louis LaMour, Larry McMurtry and Glendon Swarthout just to name a few, my entire ideal of the Western…
Medicine Gun
This is a work of short fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in this short story are entirely fictional and are of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual events, locales or organizations or persons living or dead, is entirely coincidental. This story is dedicated to my friend, John Gregory Herring, aka “Spotflare”…