Showing results for "Tank" in Short Stories

People tend to find themselves in dangerous situations on Devil’s Peak. That’s why I offer a tour guide service, for a nominal fee, of course. When Delilah Stanton purchases the authentic mountain man package, I’m happy to let her stay in my spare bedroom and show her all the sights. But she’s the best sight that Devil’s Peak has to offer. She’s a curvy blonde bombshell who came to the mountain looking for a challenge. I can offer her a challenge and so much more. But she’s got baggage—an ex-fiancé and an overbearing mother.

Nineteen tales, spanning from July 1975 to June 1984, sewn together with the common thread of Tyler Willett, his wife Nancy, and their son Sean. Tales populated by drill sergeants, a collection of stalwart NCOs, and various commanders. These tales capture the conflicts, angst, setbacks, and triumphs as Willett goes from junior corporate executive infantry private to armor lieutenant platoon leader and finally a seasoned tank company commander.

William Hope Hodgson was an early British writer of supernatural and fantasy fiction, becoming an inspiration for later writers such as Clark Ashton Smith and others. This story, from 1907, tells the tale of a series of mysterious deaths and a strange creature at a local water tower.

Dorothy, a First Nations Elder on a remote reserve buys a military grade tank off the Internet; which starts the rumor mill as people try to figure out why she has one.