Dueling

   "Mister Jackson. Will you please be my second and teach me how to duel?" asked a distraught Aaron Hamilton.
   "Dueling is not for boys. It is an honored way for gentlemen to settle their differences." answered the future President, Andrew Jackson.
   "But a Mister Gregory King has dishonored me and my family. Refusing me the hand of marriage to his daughter Rachel and calling my family unworthy of being called patriots because my father, Pastor William Hamilton, did not fight in the war of independence against England."
   "Yes, I know your father well." said Andrew. "He is a pacifist. Being a Pastor, a man of the cloth, he should not be expected to fight in any war."
   "I must protect and redeem my family's honor." stated Aaron.
   "You must think about this Aaron." said the fatherly Jackson. "If you kill Rachel's father, will she not hate you for this?"
   "I have already resigned to the idea of losing the hand in marriage with the beautiful Rachel." Aaron says sadly. "She no longer reciprocates my undying love for her."
   "Okay. I will be at Shepherd's Field at 10 minutes to noon tomorrow." Jackson replies. "I just hope your aim is true."
   The sun was high in the sky at ten minutes to noon, beating the sweat down upon the four men's faces, here for a duel. The wind, was barely blowing the leaves along the tobacco fields on Shepherd's farm. A perfect fall day.
   "You have not given me any advice on how to duel Mister Jackson?" questioned Aaron.
   "If your aim is true, you will hit your target." replied Andrew. "Just remember, after the count of 20 paces and you turn to shoot, station your body like you are holding a sword. Stand sideways to Mister King. It will give him less of a target to shoot at."
   The four men meet in the center of an open field. The two duelists grab a pistol each and line up back to back.
   Gregory's second can be heard starting the countdown.
   "One, two, three,......eighteen, nineteen, twenty!"

   This is,

My Version Of Historical Fiction

Jim Hauenstein,

And,

“Until the Civil War there was scarcely a man in public life in New Orleans or Louisiana who had not fought at least one duel; most of them had engaged in several.”
- Herbert Asbury -

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My Last Lathe Of Heaven This Week

Yesterday I talked about the meaning of

Commercial & Literary Fiction.

I gave example links to stories I wrote that I believe are more on the

Commercial

side.

Today I am going to give you links to stories that I feel are more on the

Literary

side.

To lead them off,

of course I have to start with the

Number One Read Story Of All Time

on this

Blog

A-L-I-V!

And it is still going strong with at least twenty views each day!

21st Century Way Of Talking To The Dead

A Day In Court

Tic Toc Toc

David's Star Dilemma

The Megestanu

One Dual Consciousness

I hope you have enjoyed all of these stories I have written

and if you search my

Blog

there are even more to check out.

This is,

Keeping My Body,

Mind,

And Soul Sharp

Jim Hauenstein,

And,

“Your mind is a Microcosm of strength and power. There is all the magic you need in it. When all else fails, search within!”
- Chinonye J. Chidolue -

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My Lathe Of Heaven Of Commercial Fiction

The use of the word

Commercial

in my heading does not mean I am trying to make money off of my material

or that I did make money.

There are two kinds of fiction.

Commercial & Literary.

With both having sub-genres like

Mystery,

Romance,

SciFi,

Fantasy,

and so on.

Commercial fiction usually means it is for a broader audience

and the reading flow is easy.

So here are some suggestions of my commercially written fiction.

Benched 

Time Escape Tours 

Blind Man 

The Refrigerator Hacker

Dream For Me 

The Pink Pilferer 

This is,

Wondering What My Next Story Will Be

Jim Hauenstein,

And,

“It is not the ink and the paper that matter, but the hand that holds the pen.”
- Mark Frost -

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My Lathe Of Heaven Of Flash Fiction

To have time to fully recover,

I am going to stick with my

"The Lathe Of Heaven"

concept this week.
At the bottom of this
Post
I have the
PBS Movie
of
The Lathe Of Heaven.

I hope the movie stays embedded.

It is a great movie.

If it didn't,

here are some of my

Flash Fiction Stories

you can read.

A.I.B.s

Yellow Headed Blackbirds

And The Child They Love

The Zombie Killer

Did It Hear Me

 M3-2

This is,
Going To Be Watching The Movie

The Lathe Of Heaven

Jim Hauenstein,

And,

“There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.”
- Ernest Hemingway -

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My Lathe Of Heaven Of Historical Fiction

Since there is a lot of wind coming off the deserts from the east,

which are called the

Santa Ana Winds,

and the

California Wild Fires

are raging everywhere in the

State,

I thought I would stay with my theme of yesterday.

The

Santa Ana Winds

and the

California Wild Fires

are the cause of my illness this time of year,

every year.

It's bad for breathing.

Here are some

Historical Fiction Stories

I wrote that you might enjoy reading while I take time to recover.

(Sorry, there will be no spoilers for each story.)

(Except for the pictures.)

The Vortex

A Cabin In The Woods

The Rose Colored Glasses

Kingfisher

The Infamous Greatest Maritime Disaster In United States History

Running Jimmy And Pickled Mary

This is,

Running Jimmy And Pickled Mary

Is One Of My Favorite Stories Of All Time

Jim Hauenstein,

How To Help The Victims Of The California Wild Fires

And,

“What really knocks me out is a book that, when you're all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it. That doesn't happen much, though.”
- J.D. Salinger -

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