Stories

XX Book 3 of the ORDER Trilogy XX

The King of the North

You want the throne, you'll pay in pain,
In the North, it's he who reigns.
The price is blood, the law is steel,
A truth this frozen land makes real.
So bring your claim, a fool's crusade,
You'll learn the choice your pride has made.

The apocalypse is cold, hungry, and feral. Unless you're Big Bill—a grumpy survivor forced into a velvet Santa suit—and Rat, his chaotic elf companion. When they stumble upon the last Coca-Cola Christmas truck, they must use tinned ham, a dead battery, and desperate holiday spirit to survive a troop of cannibalistic Boy Scouts. This Christmas, the last hope isn't a hero. It's a delusion in a red suit.

Dexter Osenfield is a restaurant owner and executive chef, who suffered several setbacks and is on the verge of losing everything.

Reese Hershell is trying to get his head above water after his mother's death, dropping out of college, and supporting his younger brother.

They'll strive to live better, find their lost passions, and perhaps gain more than they could ever imagine.

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A recent widower, who lives in a frigid climate, is still in mourning for his husband.

He agrees to vacation in Ft, Lauderdale, Florida for the Christmas and New Year holidays.

He will be staying with close friends. He is disoriented about celebrating Christmas in such a warm place.

A chance meeting in a park on a sunny day changes the lives of Tanner and Branch.

(This is a story I wrote and posted on tklfrat about ten years ago. I ran it through Google Gemini to fix the grammar mistakes.)

Christmas time in Australia.
Alex has decided to get Brian a present.
Brian, however, can't resist the big red button.
Now how is Alex going to keep Brian from getting arrested and deported?

Steve has decided to cook Kenny Christmas Lunch.
It goes about as well as Kenny expects
One day, one day, poor Kenny will get a quiet day of peace.

Merry Christmas

A Return of the Sun Christmas Special

Luke wants to hide, run, bury himself... be anywhere but near ANOTHER of his boyfriend Scott's mad schemes.

This time the golden retriever turned crazed American wants to up end Christmas!

Luke is giving serious thoughts to arresting him and finally having some peace and quiet!!!

Ho-Ho... wait... who turned out the lights? OH!

Silver Creek is dying, greed and corruption are bleeding it dry.

A lost lawman, Sawyer, finds himself trapped in the death throes of a town in decline.
Theodore Harding, local savant and guide has to keep him alive long enough to make a difference.
Horses, gunsmoke, and silver.

The two lawmen must make a last stand, and help the townsfolk break free of the grip of Cobb's Red Sash Gang, and the closing fist of the Pinkerton Detective Agency set to betray them all.

Folk up and risk everything on a long journey North, to safety and a chance to build a real lasting life for themselves.

In 1969, two boys from opposing nuclear-armed nations along the banks of the Amur River met. This is their untold story with the backdrop of ideologies, rhetoric, and national priorities.

(Part of the 2025 Prompt Team Event)

Prompt Challenge 2025: arcane punk, fantasy