The smoke was getting thicker and thicker as the bullets rained down on the regiment. Wilson was starting to go into a panic as many soldiers were getting up and scrambling away from the fury. The lieutenant dashed around madly trying to stop the fleet-footed men, but a good number of them escaped the treacherous battlefield. A cowardly soldier shrieked as an incoming bullet pierced his shoulder as he was running away. Wilson knew he had to act quickly.…
The earth beneath their feet had long since morphed into oozing, black mud that sucked at their feet and legs. The pounding of artillery shells, the booming of massive guns, the sharp crack of rifles, and the smell of gunpowder were without pause. Blood-splattered bodies were sprawled on the trenches. The screams of agony and the earth-shattering crashes of shells would be enough to drive even the most stalwart to insanity.…
“Wait… I was under the impression that all infected areas been quarantined at this point,” Governor Lewis proclaimed. Everyone at the table kept their mouths shut, as they felt an intensity that would soon escalate into power struggle steadily increasing. “Governor!” Hanes said, sternly as he raised his voice back at Lewis while pounding his fist on the conference table. “This sickness has covered two major cities, several states, scores of counties, and a myriad of townships and municipalities throughout the northeastern corridor in less than a week.…
A series of small waves pressed the sail boat against the alge dock as his cold and cracked hands desperately yanked on the rope in an effort to raise the sails. Dark clouds had moved in the night before and had stayed overnight providing a refreshing sprinkle of rain every now and then. He looked out over the vast plain of unsettled water and saw one individual white cap rise up among the rest only to be pushed back down. Due to the lack of sunlight the frigid water appeared black and lifeless but he knew that below it was a complex community of different species. He then bent over the side of the boat and reached for its securing ropes.…
Inside America's Most Dangerous Year Round Job It was just before 9:00 on a rainy Autumn morning as I drove up the muddy gravel drive of Baker Logging on the outskirts of Manchester, Tennessee. The outside of the green metal building appeared fairly new, as I walked in, I noticed the smell of lumber faded to a mixture of grease and pumpkin spice candles. It was almost as chilly inside as it was outside, only dry. The desk was full of paperwork and behind it sat Mr.Baker. He appeared almost as I had pictured him, only cleaner.…
Bullets whizzed overhead hell-bent on hitting their targets. James pressed himself against the mud wall of the trench, as if by doing so it would take him away from the corner of hell that his old naive self had willingly entered. Allied planes tore through the open sky with kamikazes right on their tails. Gaping holes left in the ground by heavy artillery were full with stagnant water and the rotting corpses of dead soldiers, their weapons bent and rusted displaying a haunting past that time wouldn't forget.…
Three bullets three scars almost unnoticeable. The icy Alps usually remain covered snow and that's where Steve Smith will stay until all of his skin decays from his bones but that won't happen for a long time because Steve's still living. Steve and his squadron were patrolling the far side of the Alps he was part of a highly disciplined classified team that has been dispatched in the Alps to hunt down a terrorist group that has been shooting mortar shells and tear gas canisters into the city below they have also been going into towns and burning buildings and gunning down crowds of people. This is a small but big problem at its worst and Steve's teams only duty is to dare and take out as many terrorist personal as possible.…
How the Continents Came to be One day while Zeus was down on the earth helping and looking around at all the humans, he met a very nice mortal woman. He went up to this beautiful woman and he started to flirt with her. “I don't think I have ever met a more beautiful woman in all the world” said Zeus. “Well thank you, you very nice looking man” answered the woman. The man then asked the woman if she would like to go on a trip with him.…
I only watched helplessly as the turquoise vase wobbled off of its shelf, seemingly falling in slow motion until it hit the cold stone, erupting in a firework of glass. He swiveled his head around, eyes widened, pale face, and trembling hands. My hands automatically went up to clasp my mouth, muffling a scream that never came out. He looked at me, and I looked at him. I looked at him, and he looked at me.…
It was October 5th, 1945. The war had just begun. Dust was flying all over the area, making it hard to see for the soldiers. Bombs were flying, no one knew where to go, everyone yelling, stay down, stay under cover. Soldiers losing their friends hoping to get out alive with loved ones worrying at home.…
Time was standing still for the soldiers that day. Finally I felt the body heat behind me wane. The canons boomed less frequently and I could hear the hurried sound of feet on hard-packed ground. I realized we were being pushed back and briefly thought about running, preserving my own skin. But no, I could not do…
Tomasz soon finds out what the second day of captivity brings. His first task every morning is to assemble for roll call along with everyone else. He has no idea what this means but he learned quickly. He just follows everyone else. Every day, sometimes several times daily, the roll call is conducted in the massive open courtyard in the center of camp.…
“No Man’s Land’ For about an hour that day, the battlefield was tranquil. Both sides anticipated the opponents’ next move, the next shell to be fired, the next gas attack, the next bullet to pierce the skull of a friend. The war had been nightmarish, seeming like it could never end and the fighting would never stop. William took this brief moment of standoff to think of his wife, Elizabeth, and their soon to be daughter, who had been carrying him for 4 months already. He reached into his uniform through the collar, fishing around for the stopwatch she had given him on their 1-year anniversary.…
A day of November of that same year, 1942, troops invaded the entire city of Montlucon. French territory, it’s occupied by the Germans, no longer exist the two zones. The army truck engine’s noise, the motorcycle's resonance and the trampling of their boots against the pavement sounded everywhere. The convent superior, clarify; we can stay at present; it's safe.…
2. The way this is written you can actually tell what emotions the soldiers were feeling at the time. While being able to observe there conversations this really opens up the understanding of what they felt. For example this moment of anxious expectation…