Secrets of Liberty Mountain: No Man’s Land (Chapter 26)

"Life abruptly changes when a homeless veteran stumbles upon a group of female survivalists."

The moderator leaned back in her chair and studied StarShine for a moment before turning to me and sitting upright."Do you want to become a member of our Society?""Yes," I replied after a short pause. The question had caught me...

Secrets of Liberty Mountain: No Man’s Land (Chapter 23)

"Life abruptly changes when a homeless veteran stumbles upon a group of female survivalists."

Our return to the cabin became a déjà vu moment and a mirror image of when I first arrived with Darlene about ten days ago. As our rescue vehicles approached, it appeared as though Sheila and the entire membership of...

Secrets of Liberty Mountain: No Man’s Land (Chapter 22)

"Life abruptly changes when a homeless veteran stumbles upon a group of female survivalists."

Rattlesnake for breakfast, lunch, and dinner is the culinary equivalent of cruel and unusual punishment. I had about had it with rattlesnake by the end of the third meal on the first day. I skipped the midday meal and picked...

Secrets Of Liberty Mountain: No Man’s Land (Chapter 21)

"Life abruptly changes when a homeless veteran stumbles upon a group of female survivalists"

Wrestling under the covers while playing a game of naked grab-ass kicked our biological heat engines into overdrive. The internal temperature of our sleeping bag was well beyond the comfort zone as our cozy sleeping space became a sauna without...

Secrets of Liberty Mountain: No Man’s Land (Chapter 20)

"Life abruptly changes when a homeless veteran stumbles upon a group of female survivalists."

While our dinner is not worthy of a five-star restaurant, the view around us was six-star spectacular. The night was moonless, and the velvet black sky above our heads blazed with countless stars. The Milky Way rose and arched across...

Secrets of Liberty Mountain: No Man’s Land (Chapter 18-19)

"Life abruptly changes when a homeless veteran stumbles upon a group of female survivalists."

Alice and I hurried toward the source of illumination like moths to a flame. A glimmering halo of white light surrounded the hole Alice cut through the snow drift at the tunnel's entrance. I crawled into the air shaft that...

Secrets of Liberty Mountain: No Man’s Land (Chapter 17)

"Life abruptly changes when a homeless veteran stumbles upon a group of female survivalists."

Morpheus, the God of dreams, wrapped us in a cocoon of dreams. But when he did, he forgot to include a bathroom. I awoke with a four-alarm "urgent need to go" moment as my bladder trembled in an effort to...

Secrets of Liberty Mountain: No Man’s Land (Chapter 15-16)

"Life abruptly changes when a homeless veteran stumbles upon a group of female survivalists."

The gentle nudge of Alice's hands dragged me out of my sleep. "Dennis, I'm sorry to wake you, but I've gotta piss so bad I can taste it. I need your help," she said as she pulled me into a sitting...

Secrets of Liberty Mountain: No Man’s Land (Chapter 14)

"Life abruptly changes when a homeless veteran stumbles upon a group of female survivalists."

In the confined space of the cave, Alice's distressed cry reverberated off the walls, so loud my ears hurt. I scrambled to be at her side. She sat in a fetal position with her arms wrapped around her knees and...

Secrets of Liberty Mountain: No Man’s Land (Chapter 13)

"Life abruptly changes when a homeless veteran stumbles upon a group of female survivalists."

"This is Liberty base. The National Weather Service has issued a revised winter storm warning for our area. Up to thirty-six inches of snow starting tonight at five with blizzard conditions beginning at six-thirty PM. Snow throughout the evening, ending late tomorrow....