Fiction » Literature » War

Death at War's End    by C.M. Simpson
Price: $0.99 USD. 290 words. Language: English. Published on May 18, 2012. Fiction » Poetry » Themes & motifs.

Death at War’s End: is a 33-line poem taking a different view of the aftermath of war. It is included in the soon-to-be-released An Anthology of Battle.
Keeping the Peace    by C.M. Simpson
Price: $0.99 USD. 190 words. Language: English. Published on May 18, 2012. Fiction » Poetry » Contemporary Poetry.

Keeping the Peace is a 14-line poem notes one of the ironies of peace-keeping. It is included in the soon-to-be released An Anthology of Battle.
War's End    by C.M. Simpson
Price: $0.99 USD. 170 words. Language: English. Published on May 18, 2012. Fiction » Poetry » Contemporary Poetry.

This 8-line non-rhyming poem describes one way to end a war. It is included in the soon-to-be-released An Anthology of Battle, which contains additional material.
A Window on Salukia    by C.M. Simpson
Price: $0.99 USD. 3280 words. Language: English. Published on May 18, 2012. Fiction » Literature » War.

A Window on Salukia is A short story made up of a series of linked vignettes describing cyclic battles and aftermaths in fantasy, pseudo-contemporary, and science fiction settings. Approximately 3,000 words in length, A Window on Salukia is included in An Anthology of Battle, which contains additional material.
A Vignette for Rashkah    by C.M. Simpson
Price: $0.99 USD. 1230 words. Language: English. Published on May 18, 2012. Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories.

Rashkah’s mother is mourning the death of Rashkah’s last surviving brother when the raiders attack their village. This short piece explores what happens immediately after. Approximately 1,200 words long, A Vignette for Rashkah is included in the soon-to-be-released An Anthology of Battle, which contains additional material.
Somewhere it Snows    by T.C. McCarthy
Price: $0.99 USD. 5470 words. Language: English. Published on April 29, 2012. Fiction » Science fiction » General.

Lev Sandakchiev is old and worn out. An indentured servant to a warrior alien race, he wonders if he'll survive his last assignment. If he does, Lev has a choice: return to Ukraine - on Earth - or stay in space as the master of his own indentured servants, forever tied to the commerce of destruction...
A Question of Survival    by Charles Egbert
Price: $0.99 USD. 79700 words. Language: English. Published on February 19, 2012. Fiction » Literature » War.

Mario Pastore, an Italian Jew imprisoned in a camp near Auschwitz in 1943, is detailed to work as the orderly in the home of the camp commander, Captain Schmidt, his wife Ingrid and their fragile daughter, Gretchen. Mario and Ingrid form an unlikely alliance as the camp is abandoned by the Nazi's. This a compelling story of friendship and compassion born in the midst of brutality.
A Lonely Journey    by Beatrice McClearn
Price: $0.99 USD. 890 words. Language: English. Published on January 15, 2012. Fiction » Romance » Short stories.

This sad short story depicts the sorrow of a widow as she mourns the death of her U.S. Soldier before the holidays. Her diary entry will cause the reader to count their blessings.
Adieu La Vie    by Peter Robert Scott
Price: Free! 91100 words. Language: English. Published on January 10, 2012. Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense.

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A woman is murdered. She and her son have lived as outcasts since the Occupation, reviled by fellow villagers – she for cohabiting with a German officer, he for being fathered by him – and no one is surprised when the son is convicted of the murder. Years later, an unassuming widow tries to kill an old man in a nursing home. Even at the dawn of the new millennium there are accounts to be settled.
Heart Of A Soldier    by Josh Isaacs
Price: Free! 4930 words. Language: English. Published on January 6, 2012. Fiction » Historical » USA.

A young Confederate soldier, Lucas Burkette, lies on the battlefield. Struck by a Union soldier's musket round before firing a single shot, he is left paralyzed. It's here that he tries to cope with his impending death.