Five Mountain View, Tarbos, 2248 C.E. The hack pulled to a stop. Jean Barrett looked out of the polymer window. It wasn’t a pretty neighborhood, and not even the late-night darkness could hide the run-down buildings, the litter on the street, the graffiti...
Barrett’s Privateers – Quark Star III
Three The Sonntag Nebula, 2257 C.E. “This has a familiar ring to it, but still - they’re heading for New Albion,” The Exec said. Indira Krishnavarna had taken over the Scanning panel to track the cloaked Grugell ship. Nobody objected; the entire company of the...
Five Guns You Should Shoot IV – Pistols
So, without further ado, here are five pistols you should shoot before you die, in no particular order.
Five Guns You Should Shoot III – Revolvers
Anyone who has read much of my work knows I am a wheelgun man.
Five Guns You Should Shoot II – Rifles
Every enthusiastic shooter and collector has a list of guns they want to own, or maybe just to shoot.
Five Guns You Should Shoot I – Shotguns
So why is this one of the top five shotguns you should shoot before you die?
The Origins of Beer
From Whence Beer? In these virtual pages we've seen some sterling reviews of various beers, so I thought I'd do some speculation as to the origins of the noble brew itself. Benjamin Franklin is reputed to have said "beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be...
Allamakee County Chronicles XVIII – The Hill
Jon frowned down at his shoes.
Gold Standards VII – The Model 52 Winchester
While Winchester produced several slide-action and semi-auto rimfires prior to the introduction of the Model 52, for the purposes of this piece we’ll just look at (rimfire) bolt guns.
Why Can’t I Have One? The .25 Rimfire.
My ideal small-to-medium game rimfire rifle would take this form…
Profiles in Toxic Masculinity XI – Marcus Antonius
It was in the conquest of Gaul and its aftermath that Antony’s various talents came to the fore.
Allamakee County Chronicles XVII – Doggone!
Someday, probably after I retire and hang up my traveling shoes, I’d like to have another gun dog.
Allamakee County Chronicles XVI – BOOM!
What could possibly go wrong?
Profiles in Toxic Masculinity X – Jeff Cooper
Blessed be those who, in the face of death, think only about the front sight.
Allamakee County Chronicles XV – A Bend In the Zode
Every crowd of teenagers has at least one misfit.
Allamakee County Chronicles XIV – Lumpy Gravy
Jon beamed; he wasn’t accustomed to his culinary skills receiving that sort of acclaim.
Profiles in Toxic Masculinity IX – Ewart Scott Grogan
Ewart Grogan was not a man to cross.
Perspectives – The Junco
Now, as I write these words, I’m seated in a comfortable chair in a warm house, drink at my elbow, with music playing.
Gold Standards VI – The .30-06 Springfield
Resolved: The .30-06 Springfield, originally known as the Caliber .30 U.S. Govt Model of 1906, is the standard by which all North American centerfire big-game cartridges must be judged.
Allamakee County Chronicles XIII – Schwevergnügen
I reflected that Jon’s perceptions in this matter were probably less than completely reliable…
A Tramp Abroad II – Germany
Lately I’ve been experiencing a little of the old man’s nostalgic desire to visit places I enjoyed in my younger years.
Gold Standards V – The Winchester Model 94
Resolved: The Winchester Model 1894, being a near-perfect combination of rifle and cartridge, is the gold standard by which all succeeding lever-action rifles must be judged.
Allamakee County Chronicles XII – The Great Escape
We chose the night of the new moon for our assault.
A Tramp Abroad I – Ireland
We took a red-eye flight Thursday night, arriving rather the worse for wear early Friday morning.