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Military fiction is all about military things. Maybe you’ll see a story about Civil War soldiers, maybe you’ll find yourself in the backseat of a Humvee roaring down the roads of Afghanistan. Whatever the story ends up being about, you can be assured that there will be military things happening!

Check out the latest Military stories!

  • The Cambridge’s Final Voyage
    by Caleb Fast
    Kinn System “She’s nearly ready to be scuttled, sir,” First Officer Reddy says with a salute. Looking out of the bridge’s forward viewing area, Captain Mali can’t help but sigh. Floating haplessly through space ahead of them is the Cambridge, an old frigate that had seen more action than most, but it hadn’t seen nearly enough to earn its salvation. The ship had fought alongside Mali and his ship, the Adelaide in the Corva Uprising. Now the ship was about to join the countless others that had been intentionally crashed into one of the planets in the Kinn system, where
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  • A Bootleg Christmas
    by Caleb Fast
    *Author Note: This is a prequel/Christmas Short Story to the story: The Invasion of Allegra which is in Kindle Vella* Watchtower XXIV, Deep Space 25 December, 2283 – 00.04 “Fahy!” Vansen whispers through the door that she had just barely cracked open. Yawning, Fahy rolls onto his side and looks at the light that is streaming in through the crack from the bright hallway outside of his cabin. Rubbing his eyes, he asks, “Yeah?” “Can we come in?” Vansen requests, “It’s just Boris, Fagan, and I.” Nodding slowly, Fahy thinks about what Vansen was asking. A few beats pass and
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  • The World Beneath
    by Caleb Fast
    The Black Forest, Allegra “Listen, Horton, I don’t have all day,” Hreve snaps as he scowls at his companion. Horton had been stammering through the same complaint for the past three minutes and wasn’t showing any sign of finishing. Horton huffs before he weakly says, “Well, I’m just saying that we shouldn’t wander all the way back here alone!” Hreve ignores Horton and he continues deeper into the cave system that they had claimed as their apocalypse bunker upon the news of the alien invasion. Hreve didn’t know if the claims of the alien invasion were true or not, but
    Read More
  • I Don’t Do Water
    by Caleb Fast
    A knock sounds at the door of Carlos’s hotel room and he snaps to attention out of habit. Realizing that he was miles away from the nearest base and even further from the combat zone, he stops long enough to think about who might be knocking. He hadn’t ordered room service. He didn’t invite anyone over. Pushing down his many aversion and worst-case scenario thoughts, Carlos sneaks toward the door and fights off the urge to swear when he remembers that the door didn’t have a peephole. Aren’t hotels required to have peepholes? Carlos wonders as he reaches down to
    Read More
  • Bad News
    by Caleb Fast
    Alright, I have bad new. 🙁 If you’re seeing this, then there aren’t enough stories in the genre you want to check out! I know, it’s sad. But, there’s good news. What is it? YOU can write a story! Yes, you! Everyone has a story in them. No, we might not be the best at first, but we’re humans and we’re made to learn. Made to adapt. Made to create. If I was able to convince you, then please be sure to check out the page Write With Us and start going through the stories you’ve already written! 😀

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  • A Bootleg Christmas
    by Caleb Fast
    *Author Note: This is a prequel/Christmas Short Story to the story: The Invasion of Allegra which is in Kindle Vella* Watchtower XXIV, Deep Space 25 December, 2283 – 00.04 “Fahy!” Vansen whispers through the door that she had just barely cracked open. Yawning, Fahy rolls onto his side and looks at the light that is streaming in through the crack from the bright hallway outside of his cabin. Rubbing his eyes, he asks, “Yeah?” “Can we come in?” Vansen requests, “It’s just Boris, Fagan, and I.” Nodding slowly, Fahy thinks about what Vansen was asking. A few beats pass and
    Read More
  • Bad News
    by Caleb Fast
    Alright, I have bad new. 🙁 If you’re seeing this, then there aren’t enough stories in the genre you want to check out! I know, it’s sad. But, there’s good news. What is it? YOU can write a story! Yes, you! Everyone has a story in them. No, we might not be the best at first, but we’re humans and we’re made to learn. Made to adapt. Made to create. If I was able to convince you, then please be sure to check out the page Write With Us and start going through the stories you’ve already written! 😀
  • I Don’t Do Water
    by Caleb Fast
    A knock sounds at the door of Carlos’s hotel room and he snaps to attention out of habit. Realizing that he was miles away from the nearest base and even further from the combat zone, he stops long enough to think about who might be knocking. He hadn’t ordered room service. He didn’t invite anyone over. Pushing down his many aversion and worst-case scenario thoughts, Carlos sneaks toward the door and fights off the urge to swear when he remembers that the door didn’t have a peephole. Aren’t hotels required to have peepholes? Carlos wonders as he reaches down to
    Read More
  • The Cambridge’s Final Voyage
    by Caleb Fast
    Kinn System “She’s nearly ready to be scuttled, sir,” First Officer Reddy says with a salute. Looking out of the bridge’s forward viewing area, Captain Mali can’t help but sigh. Floating haplessly through space ahead of them is the Cambridge, an old frigate that had seen more action than most, but it hadn’t seen nearly enough to earn its salvation. The ship had fought alongside Mali and his ship, the Adelaide in the Corva Uprising. Now the ship was about to join the countless others that had been intentionally crashed into one of the planets in the Kinn system, where
    Read More
  • The World Beneath
    by Caleb Fast
    The Black Forest, Allegra “Listen, Horton, I don’t have all day,” Hreve snaps as he scowls at his companion. Horton had been stammering through the same complaint for the past three minutes and wasn’t showing any sign of finishing. Horton huffs before he weakly says, “Well, I’m just saying that we shouldn’t wander all the way back here alone!” Hreve ignores Horton and he continues deeper into the cave system that they had claimed as their apocalypse bunker upon the news of the alien invasion. Hreve didn’t know if the claims of the alien invasion were true or not, but
    Read More

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