Additional stories set in the past lives from
Compatability of Souls.
Alternate Lives
Chapter One:
Faithful ServiceTanis, Lower Egypt, 1006 B.C. (21st Dynasty)
Chapter Two:
When in CymruGobannium, Cymru (modern-day Abergavenny, Wales), 382 A.D.
The Welsh Centurion700 words...G
written for
mcsheplets prompt 283 "defend"
“Didn’t you give up this sort of nonsense when you resigned from your army?”
Chapter Three:
An Unexpected WifeKhanbaliq, China, 1294 A.D. (Yuan Dynasty)
Lady of the House352 words...G
written for
writerverse prompt "on the town"
Jin wonders about her new life as a married woman.
Chapter Four:
The Dragon and the UnicornAmiens, France, 1359 A.D.
Chapter Five:
Worth a Thousand WordsMilan, Italy, 1483 A.D.
Patron of the Arts400 words… G
Written for
mcsheplets challenge 226 “painting”
John meets Rodney’s patron.
Chapter Six:
PrivateersSomewhere off the English coast, 1671 A.D.
Captain & Mrs.450 words…G
Written for
mcsheplets challenge 231 “age”
The sunlight glinted on the gold band on her left ring finger and she paused, just admiring it.
Fair Winds792 words...G
Written for
100_tales prompt 010 "wind"
Atlantis is becalmed, but her crew isn’t worried.
Chapter Seven:
Bedside MannerPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 1778 A.D.
Doctor’s Care950 words…G
Written for
mcsheplets challenge 213 “encounter”
Rodney’s new patient is someone from Johanna’s past.
Chapter Eight:
Home on the RangeLantea, Colorado Territory, 1874 A.D.
Heat Wave600 words...G
Written for
mcsheplets challenge 247 "hot"
The summer of ’75 was the hottest on record.
Tree of the Ancestors1,110 words...G
written for
writerverse prompts "The Haunted Mesa" by Louis L'Amour & "treehouse"
John is a sheriff, Rodney is a blacksmith - they’re called to investigate a ghost story.
Alike in Dignity305 words...G
written for
writerverse prompts "dancing" & "Romeo & Juliet"
“No hooligans to throw in jail today, sheriff?”
Chapter Nine:
International OperationMarne River, near Paris, France, 1917 A.D.
Chapter Ten:
Wild Blue YonderHouston, Texas, 1944 A.D.
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