"Life abruptly changes when a homeless veteran stumbles upon a group of female survivalists."
The days melted into weeks and the weeks flowed into months as winter searched for spring. For the first couple dozen wake-ups, I started each morning with the unreal feeling that I was at the bottom of a rabbit hole....
"Life abruptly changes when a homeless veteran stumbles upon a group of female survivalists."
The Society of Sisters and their compound at Liberty Mountain were the pride and joy of Sheila's existence. She devoted almost every waking hour toward her mission of building an organization that could withstand anything the apocalyptic whims of fate...
"Life abruptly changes when a homeless veteran stumbles upon a group of female survivalists."
Everything I knew about Sheila told me she was a master gamer with the skills of a chess genius. She did not offer me a job to alleviate unemployment, instead, she appeared to be working a gambit of some sort....
"Life abruptly changes when a homeless veteran stumbles upon a group of female survivalists."
Consciousness came slowly, on the installment plan, one sensation at a time.I groaned and opened my eyes to a room full of sunshine. Dancing clusters of sparkles and glowing dust motes drifted in the sunbeams filling my field of vision...
"Life abruptly changes when a homeless veteran stumbles upon a group of female survivalists."
Alice and I took our seats on each side of Sheila as the last stragglers filed into the amphitheater and returned to their places."Before we resume, I want to thank our kitchen crew for a fantastic, as usual, flash-banquet. Well...
"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...
"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...
"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...
"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...
"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...