All together now.

Hey everyone.

I hope you’ve all been enjoying the micro-stories.  So I’m going to post all of them together here so you can see how they (hopefully) tell a singular self contained story while telling a much bigger story when linked together.

And if you do like these I hope you’ll pick up a copy of the novella “The Eastern Road” when it comes out in August.

And one last update.  I want to thank everyone who’s been tuning in to the new podcast The Chapel Perilous.  Angie and I really appreciate the support.  And yes, I agree that she is pretty fun and awesome.  Currently we’re debating the moon landing hoax theory, next week we get into JFK and then two weeks after that its Ghosts!

If you missed the Roswell episode give it a listen as people really seem to like that one.

I’m going to post some links now!







And now for your reading enjoyment I’m going to end with posting all 7 micro-stories in a series.  I hope you like them and I also want to wish everyone a happy weekend so take care all, see ya next week.



The wooden gate creaked only slightly when he opened it.

The smell of the blossoms was both intoxicating and relaxing.

For the first time in a long time he felt safe.

With every step toward the door, the shadows of his past fell further behind him.

The singular lamppost, glowing a soft yellow in the moonlight welcomed him home.


His old bones, stiff at first, felt younger with every breath.

His pack, though full, was light upon his shoulder.

The road, cracked and worn, lay before him out to the horizon.

The weapon, his weapon, rested upon his hip.

The dark, toned, chrome guard of the hilt caught the sunlight.

He was young again, adventure before him.

Smiling, he strode forward into the unknown.


The trail was old. At least three days.

It might even be false, it was hard to tell.

He thought of his home, the garden and the lamp post.

Had he made the right decision?

Was adventure not a young mans duty?

He thought of his soft bed, but pushed that aside.

He could find her, he would find her.

He’d made a promise and would keep it until death.

She would be returned, her captors brought to justice.

Rising, knees cracking, he shifted his weapon lower onto his hip.

He pushed on, rightly or wrongly, fate would decide his victory or defeat.


His blade was thick with blood, crimson and beautiful.








He raised his weapon high, the blade dripping, gleaming.

Motionless he waited with the patience of stone.

The leader got closer, the old man did not move.



The old man smiled.




She was young. Younger than he’d ever been.






His face, sunburned and wrinkled, was wise and weary.



In the safety of the darkness beyond the fire he smiled.



He hoped she would not be held prisoner by her trauma.




He’d be the shadows again, but not like before.



She’d slipped her hand into his at some point, though he did not know when.

It was small and soft, he held it, not too tightly. Their arms swinging forward and back.

They would be home soon. She would be back with her people. Saved, if not safe.

He would stay too, the silent shadow. Watcher, protector, silent foreboding statue.

They’d given him the home, a seemingly generous and selfless boon.

His reputation had frightened them, perhaps that’s why they’d offered it to him.

Once the request had come from her father’s house, all had been made apparent.

He heard the bird, that was not a bird. The call from her father’s sentinel.

They passed between the ancient steel skeletons that once housed people.

The ghosts within the skeletons, hundreds of years old, paid them no mind.

The message was being sent. She was returning and him with her.

The old man, the young girl, walking hand in hand smiled at each other.

The pocket of civility in this rabid world growing closer with every step.

Their pace quickened, hands clasped, their arms swinging back and forth.


She stood before the wooden gate. The night was quiet and peaceful.

The house and gate, both freshly painted, stood empty.

The singular lamp post glowed softly in the moonlight.

Had it been fifty years? Fifty years since he’d saved her?

She was the leader now. The scandal of her father’s house all but forgotten.

But not him. Not the old man. He would be remembered into eternity.

The house had been his. It would never be another’s. She would not allow it.

She still remembered the day of her return, her father’s look and her mother’s tears.

The old man had remained. She had not known until much later what the true tale was.

But he had kept his silent vow, he’d protected her and her people.

It had been ten years since his passing. Ancient then, feeble of body but not mind.

No one knew how old he was when he finally passed on, but older than counting.

This house, his house, would remain his as long as she ruled, as long as she breathed.

A silent reminder to her people. There was goodness in the world, you just had to look.

The weapon rested low on her hip. His weapon, now her weapon. His last gift to her.

She turned and strode into the darkness. She was not afraid.


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