This story follows Homo sapiens and Homo naledi trackers on a prehistoric hunt, highlighting survival, cooperation, and the drama of life on the African savannah.

This short historical fiction depicts Jean‑Pierre’s mission in colonial New France, burning enemy cabins for the crown and reflecting on family, survival, and the brutal realities of frontier war.

It was looking right at him. Jack was frozen, squinting to see better when he noticed also that there were slight movements; the chest expanded and the eyes blinked. This thing was alive. It dawned on him that Jack had interrupted its course, wherever it was headed, it was now locked onto him.

Otto paced in front of the hearth, pipe in mouth, Hamburg gazette underarm. His lips, held the end of the pipe tight, like a Rottweiler who’d found his favorite bone. A few rounds of fresh and fragrant tobacco had already been expended — room cloudy and full.

The Man’s mind wandered as it often did to his time spent alone in life. He’s seen much. Loved some. Lost more. Fought some. Prayed more.