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The Widow
A man, after a long ride, might expect a few home comforts from a lone woman living on an isolated homestead. The woman, on the other...
Martin Marais
Aug 17, 20199 min read
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Fleet of Foot
In the severe winter of 1794/95, France crossed the frozen rivers that traditionally protected the Netherlands from invasion and quickly...
Martin Marais
Aug 10, 201918 min read
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Waiting
Waiting is inspired by the style of Ernest Hemmingway in which he focused on reporting the immediate events and providing only a minimum...
Martin Marais
Jul 6, 20197 min read
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PH1L
PH1L is a remarkable being, but he is not everything he wishes to be and and his desire to fit in sends him down a dramatic path of...
Martin Marais
Jul 6, 201919 min read
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Johnny Rebel
In my novel Gunman’s Legacy Peter Dexter describes a time, at the end of the Civil War, when a troop on Yankee soldiers visited his...
Martin Marais
Jul 6, 201931 min read
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Outlaw's Reprieve
When the ghostly-looking Louis Syffere arrives in Wellhead, the townsfolk are immediately suspicious of his intentions. The town has...
Martin Marais
Jul 6, 201930 min read
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Outlaw's Trail to Nowhere
Inspired by The Gunslinger, the first novel in Stephen King's Dark Tower series, this stand-alone short story follows a Texas Ranger on...
Martin Marais
Jul 6, 201921 min read
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The Weaver's Tale
A textile merchant visits the ancient town of Lidia to see Arachne, the world renowned spinner and weaver, but he sees much more than he...
Martin Marais
Jul 6, 201923 min read
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Prometheus
When two shepherds, out hunting a wolf, stumble across a raggedly-dressed man chained to an alter rock they find themselves in danger of...
Martin Marais
Jul 6, 201921 min read
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