If you’re poor in the hills of Appalachia and don’t have the skills to succeed in the 21st Century, what path is left? You do whatever it takes to survive. Survival, not always easy in hill country, is the common theme of these three stories from West Virginia. WICKED WOMEN: When a man wrongs a […]
When I met the young Rebel soldier, Dan Fields, on that snowy night so many years ago, I assumed he was a Civil War re-enactor strayed from the Jackson march group. Although he seemed somewhat disoriented by his surroundings, his demeanor was straight-forward and unassuming. His blue eyes held a wistful expression and when he […]
Dan Fields, the soldier swept through time from the Civil War to 2010 in Rebel Traveler, has settled into a new life with his wife Allie and their teenaged daughter Anna. Now, in 2028, the nation is gripped by severe drought. West Virginia is one of the few places which still has an abundance […]
During my long lifetime, I’ve seen the Fey branch off in many directions. After the great Fey War, my kinsman, Jocko, and his Dark Fey tribe settled in large cities. Living among the humans they so despise, the Dark Fey have adopted some unsavory human traits, like greed. Losing their love and respect for the […]
The beauty of the mountains has shaped Anna Fields’ childhood. The summer she turns 16, severe drought threatens her family’s home. Although Appalachia is poor in many ways, water flowing deep in the earth’s core bubbles to the surface in the springs, creeks and rivers. The mountain ridges and remote hill country of West Virginia […]
I’ve looked at this patch of dirt, these rivers, and these mountain ridges all my life. I was born here in 1838. Then, we had an abundance of water, which flowed down creeks and rivers to the sea. I was here when two great armies clashed in civil war and my farm was part of […]
I’ve never been as firmly attached to this world as Dan. He’s got a wife, a child, a farm and a business – all the things I thought were not important to me. Half of his land should rightly be mine; half of his wealth should rightly be mine. He stole these things from me. […]
I’ve fallen into a world I have a lotta trouble understanding. I survived two tours in the desert war, so I sure as hell should be able to deal with the witchy goings-on in these here hills. I was born and raised not ten miles from the Fields’ farm, so I understand Dan. He was […]
When I first met Dan Fields that cold night eighteen years ago, I read his palm and knew he’d traveled from the past and would have an amazing future. I also saw great turmoil confronting him. His young daughter, Anna, has now become my apprentice and I can already see that her powers, though undeveloped, […]
I’ve never had much interest in befriending mortals, although I move among them freely. I can mimic their ways and imitate their speech, so I blend in. I’m always looking for a way they can be useful to me, and I always find one. To the Fey, time is fluid, a concept difficult for mortals […]
