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Category Archives: Prose
A short biography of Saint Pierre Favre S.J.
This was written by one of our fellow correspondents from France going by the pen name of D74. His intent was to gift this to Colonel Lang. He finished the piece with difficulty after learning of the Colonel’s passing. Rest … Continue reading
Posted in France, Prose, Religion
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“Winter Quarters” 1863-1864 Pat Lang (from Death Piled Hard) reposted 2022
Winter Quarters (Orange, Virginia) “The seemingly endless time of cold darkness crept past in a succession of grey days and long nights. In its camps, the Army of Northern Virginia once again experienced the religious fervor that came … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Prose
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Thanksgiving in the Field – 1863 from “Death Piled Hard” reposted 2022
One of my pre-occupations is the cycle of novels that I wrote concerned with what I think I learned in life. It is set in the American Civil War and called “Strike the Tent.” Why? If I knew why perhaps I could … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Prose
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The “Daughter of Time” redux
Researchers claim to have found evidence that the older boy Edward may not have been murdered, but instead secretly allowed to live on his half-brother’s land under a false name. They have followed a trail of medieval documents to a … Continue reading
Posted in History, Prose
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Yo’ Jus’n Cain’ Get No Good Conch Frittahs Nor’ a Marathon
Stars were beginning to fade in the Western sky as the first gleams of the new day began to beat back the darkness. A fin broke the surface off the port bow up near the shallows on the edge of … Continue reading
Review of “Tattoo” by Publisher’s Week
https://booklife.com/project/tattoo-54552
Posted in Books, Prose, The Military Art
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“The Procurator of Judea” Anatole France
“Long did I seek her in disreputable alleys and taverns. It was more difficult to learn to do without her than to lose the taste for Greek wine. Some months after I lost sight of her, I learned by chance … Continue reading
Posted in Prose, Religion
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Shakespeare is not “woke”
https://www.foxnews.com/us/william-shakespeare-ditched-by-woke-teachers-over-misogyny-racism “William Shakespeare, thou hast been getting canceled. An increasing number of woke teachers are refusing to study the Bard — accusing his classic works of promoting “misogyny, racism, homophobia, classism, anti-Semitism, and misogynoir.” A slew of English literature teachers told … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Prose, Uncategorized
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“Targets,” an old story by Jim Peak (Basilisk)
Jim had been out shooting with a friend and wrote this. pl ———— The two men, heavy laden with the implements of destruction, scuffed through crunching autumn leaves. The scent of winter was somewhere near by. “I … Continue reading
Posted in Prose
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“Strike The Tent” trilogy by W. Patrick Lang
Available from: iUniverse http://www.iuniverse.com/Bookstore/BookSearchResults.aspx?Search=patrick%20lang E-Book version of all three available at iUniverse Barnes and Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/W–Patrick-Lang?keyword=W.+Patrick+Lang&store=allproducts&iehack=%E2%98%A0 Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Butchers-Cleaver-Confederate-Secret-Services/dp/0595474764/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1358700423&sr=1-1&keywords=The+Butcher%27s+Cleaver I was interviewed some time ago by the North Carolina Museum of History concerning the writing of this trilogy. "The Confederate … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Intelligence, Prose
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