(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. …
Category: Fiction
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”…
The Apotheosis of Benny: Short Story
Obscenity warning. This is all catharsis. And fictionalised slapstick. An experiment in creating a backdrop for an unpleasant experience I might have had in TES IV: New England, being the only sober guy in a gang of wignats hanging around an Irish bar. I am not Benny. The Apotheosis of Benny: Short Story — The Sperg…
“Thank You for Your Service”
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. The old man stood in front of the full length mirror admiring…
American Requiem
This is a work of 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. “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the…
Forever and a Day
In memory of the 77th Anniversary of D-Day The flak was ungodly and the pilots had no choice. They green lit the stick going way too low and way too fast. When Hank left the plane he was upside down looking up at his deployed canopy as fountains of orange and red tracer…
The Partisan Ledger (Part III Finale)
This is a work of 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. (A Special Thanks to NC Scout for his technical advice and guidance. You can…
The Partisan Ledger (Part II)
This is a work of 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 in entirely coincidental. When Jasper busted into the B-hut carrying a load of firewood in…
The Partisan Ledger (Part I)
This is a work of 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 in entirely coincidental. As the morning sunlight filtered through the arbor window and warmed the hardwood…