Skip to content
Menu
  • Original Short Fiction
Menu

Category: Literary Corner

Gun Mistakes in Fiction Writing: Handgun Edition

Posted on 2 July 2021 by The Tactical Hermit

Gun Mistakes in Fiction Writing: Handgun Edition   A fun read. I often got criticized for being too “exacting” and in-depth” on my firearms descriptions in my short stories by other published writers. This is the opposite end of the spectrum…writers who did not take any time to understand the subtle nuances of the firearms…

Continue reading

The Men That Don’t Fit In

Posted on 1 June 2021 by The Tactical Hermit

The Men That Don’t Fit In By Robert W. Service   There’s a race of men that don’t fit in,     A race that can’t stay still; So they break the hearts of kith and kin,     And they roam the world at will. They range the field and they rove the flood,     And…

Continue reading

Book Review: Contact Trace By F.C. Fox

Posted on 11 April 2021 by The Tactical Hermit

  American society and government collapse. A group of oligarchs, known as the Inner Circle, orchestrate a massive depopulation after consolidating all resources under their private control. Can two small groups of survivors come together to secure a future for themselves and their posterity? Find out in FC Fox’s highly anticipated novel, Contact Trace. It’s…

Continue reading

Writing Update

Posted on 22 February 2021 by The Tactical Hermit

I planned to have the finale (Part III) of The Partisan Ledger out early last week sometime but as you all know this Texas Winter Storm came through and caused some problems! Sorry for the delay, I know a lot of you really enjoyed the story and are anxious to see how it ends! If…

Continue reading

12 Military Novels That Need to be Adapted into Movies or TV Series

Posted on 22 January 2021 by The Tactical Hermit

12 Military Movies and TV Shows That We Desperately Need Right Now   Off the top of my head I would also add: Outlaw Platoon, Roughneck Nine-One, The Lion’s Gate  and Not a Good Day to Die. Stay Alert, Armed and Dangerous!  

Continue reading

In Memoriam: John Le Carré, 1931-2020

Posted on 13 December 2020 by The Tactical Hermit

John le Carré, author of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, dies aged 89 One of the greatest Cold War Espionage writers of our time has left us. Nobody could touch this man in terms of style and originality. He practically invented the Cold War Spy Novel in part because he actually served in the British Foreign…

Continue reading

From Fahrenheit 451 to Cancel Culture: Bradbury Predicted People Would Demand Tyranny

Posted on 25 October 2020 by The Tactical Hermit

From Fahrenheit 451 to Cancel Culture: Bradbury Predicted People Would Demand Tyranny   It floors me how so many of the classics, some written over 100 years ago absolutely NAILED it in predicting the current debacle of modern society. “Custodians of our Peace of Mind” could be the new party slogan for the Silicon Valley…

Continue reading

10 Obscure “Must Read” Military History Books

Posted on 10 August 2016 by The Tactical Hermit

  The British Way in Counter-insurgency, 1945-1967  by David French Westmoreland’s War by Gregg Daddis The Pentomic Era: The U.S. Army Between Korea and Vietnam by Andrew Bacevich Quartered Safe Out Here by George Macdonald Fraser  The Wizards of Armageddon by Fred Kaplan The Counterinsurgency Era by Douglas Blaufarb Modern Warfare: A Study of Men, Weapons…

Continue reading

Military History Book’s Worth A Damn: Pumpkinflowers

Posted on 1 July 2016 by The Tactical Hermit

Matti Friedman, Pumpkinflowers: A Soldier’s Story (Algonquin Books, 2016). Iraq veterans finally have their book; a manuscript that really deals with the whole of the Iraq experience. After over a decade at war in Iraq, we now have the best first-person account, not only of fighting against the insurgency, but also what it felt like to come…

Continue reading

American History: Slavery LIES Matter; Roots Mini-Series Re-Made for the BLM Era

Posted on 26 May 2016 by The Tactical Hermit

  This is a great example of how Civil War and Southern Slavery History has been manipulated more than other period of American History. Seek out the truth Folks, Don’t Believe the Status Quo. -SF Critics would say it’s fitting: a misrepresented miniseries remake partially inspired by a Machiavellian movement.The latter is Black Lives Matter,…

Continue reading
  • Previous
  • 1
  • …
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • Next

Tactical Hermit Substack

Recent Post

  • Musical Interlude
  • Texas News: 43 Dead in Texas Floods So Far
  • Crime Awareness: Deadly social media ‘door-kicking’ trend could end tragically for kids and homeowners
  • Let Freedom Ring
  • In Memoriam: Michael Madsen
General Franco (2008-2024)

Book of the Month

Fellow Conspirators

Area Ocho

American Partisan

Western Rifle Shooters Association

Brushbeater

Von Steuben Training and Consulting

CSAT

Politically Incorrect Humor and Memes

Freedom is Just Another Word

Prepared Gun Owners

Fix Bayonets

The Firearm Blog

BorderHawk

Cold Fury

Don Shift SHTF

NC Renegades

Big Country Ex-Pat

The Bayou Renaissance Man

Bustednuckles

The Feral Irishman

It Ain’t Holy Water

Evil White Guy

Pacific Paratrooper

Badlands Fieldcraft

Riskmap

Stuck Pig Medical

Swift Silent Deadly

Spotter Up

The Survival Homestead

Bacon Time!

SHTF Preparedness

Sigma 3 Survival School

The Organic Prepper

The Zombie Apocalypse Survival Homestead

Texas Gun Rights

The Gatalog

Taki’s Magazine

Defensive Training Group

The Trail Up Blood Hill

No White Guilt

Europe Renaissance

Vermont Folk Truth

The Occidental Observer

The Dissident Right

Daily Stormer

American Renaissance

Blacksmith Publishing

Arktos Publishing

Antelope Hill Publishing

White People Press

White Rabbit Radio

White Papers Substack

Viking Life Blog (Archived)

Identity Dixie

The Texian Partisan

Southern Vanguard

League of the South

The Unz Review

Dissident Thoughts

The Third Position

Renegade Tribune

COPYRIGHT NOTICE/DISCLAIMER & FAIR USE ACT

All blog postings, including all non-fiction and fictional works are copyrighted and considered the sole property of the Tactical Hermit Blog. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in the short stories and novelettes 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 information contained in the articles posted to this site are for informational and/or educational purposes only. The Tactical Hermit disclaims any and all liability resulting from the use or misuse of the information contained herein.

The views and opinions expressed on this blog are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of any of the companies that advertise here. 

Much of the information on this blog contains copyrighted material whose use has not always been specifically authorized by the rightful copyright owner. This material is made available in an effort to educate and inform and not for remuneration. Under these guidelines this constitutes "Fair Use" under Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. The publisher of this site DOES NOT own the copyrights of the images on the site. The copyrights lie with the respective owners.

© 2025 | Powered by Minimalist Blog WordPress Theme