Tag: war
group name: basilsands
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April 07, 2006 02:09 PM EDT --
Karl's Last Flight, Part 10
(c)2006, Basil Sands
The three men loaded back into the SUV and took off for town, hoping to reach Faisel's house as soon as possible.
As they approached . . .
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April 17, 2006 08:03 PM EDT --
Karl's Last Flight, Part 16
(c)2006, Basil Sands
Soldiers were running toward the planes from other buildings near the strip.
Karl noticed two of them were wearing jumpsuits and pilot helmets. . . .
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March 22, 2006 04:21 PM EST --
Karl's last flight
(c)2006, Basil Sands
Sweat ran off his face in late afternoon sun. The heat was dry, burning his throat and lips with every inhalation. How in the world did he let this . . .
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March 22, 2006 05:44 PM EST --
Karl's Last Flight, Part 2
©2006, Basil Sands
The lizard looked up from the shade of the wreckage. It's eye's, which seemed too big for it's head, stared up at Karl as if to . . .
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April 03, 2006 09:06 PM EDT --
Karl's last flight, Part 6
©2006, Basil Sands
Shortly before sunrise Gilles stopped the SUV just beneath the top of a hill. The three men got out and stretched their legs. Their bodies . . .
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April 04, 2006 04:16 PM EDT --
Karl's Last Flight, Part 7
©2006, Basil Sands
He awoke with a start, not sure of the time or even what day it was for a moment.
"You were certainly tired." Said the soft voice . . .
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April 05, 2006 08:33 PM EDT --
Karl's Last Flight, Part 8
©2006, Basil Sands
Faisel sat in a chair at an end of the room while Liam and another man sat comfortably on a sofa. They were laughing about something . . .
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April 05, 2006 08:34 PM EDT --
Karl's last flight, part 9
(c)2006, Basil Sands
As the sun set Karl and Liam left in the Nissan to pick Gilles up. They drove . . .
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March 29, 2006 07:09 PM EST --
Karl's last flight, part 5
©2006, Basil Sands
The road trip had been rough. Kharzai and his men had taken Karl through a tunnel that seemed to lead deeper into the mountain in which they . . .
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April 20, 2006 05:34 PM EDT --
Karl's Last Flight, Part 18
©2006, Basil Sands
The radar screen showed that the others were near, flying a in a low formation only twenty miles away. He watched as one of the two . . .
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April 20, 2006 06:24 PM EDT --
Karl's Last Flight, part 21
(c)2006, Basil Sands
The sun shone brightly through the soft white curtains, spreading its warm caress across Karl's body. He opened his eyes a little . . .
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April 14, 2006 07:41 PM EDT --
Karl's Last Flight, Part 13
(c)2006, Basil Sands
They made their way through the city streets with little notice. Anyone who would have seen them would have avoided them, as the only vehicles . . .
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April 12, 2006 03:41 PM EDT --
Karl's last flight, Part 12
(c)2006, Basil Sands
It was just after 10 pm. There was no movement in the city. This would make an escape much more difficult. Any motion, especially . . .
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March 27, 2006 07:45 PM EST --
Karl's last flight, part 4
©2006, Basil Sands
The three operatives suddenly lost their sense of humor and looked intently at Karl.
Blood drained from his face as he realized Liam was serious. . . .
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April 17, 2006 07:30 PM EDT --
Karl's Last Flight, Part 15
©2006, Basil Sands
Karl rose from the dead man and rushed over to Esther who lay weeping on the mattress, her arms still bound behind her back.
He . . .
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April 14, 2006 08:03 PM EDT --
Karl's Last Flight, part 14
©2006, Basil Sands
"Karl, get the woman out." Kharzai said in a harsh tone of voice.
Karl opened the side door and pulled Esther across the seat. . . .
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April 07, 2006 07:27 PM EDT --
The Package
©2005 Basil Sands
They moved swiftly across the field
Take the package across to the enemy's zone
That was their order
Fanning out in a line
Space between each man to protect against . . .
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June 20, 2006 08:51 PM EDT --
Trench Coffee
(c) 2006 Basil Sands
1917 Part 1
A cup of coffee. The most wonderful thing in the world.
The steam rises into my nostrils flushing away the burning smell of gun powder and strong . . .
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April 19, 2006 06:25 PM EDT --
Karl's Last Flight Part 17
©2006, Basil Sands
As the jet stabilized, Karl flipped on the radar to find the other two planes. They couldn't be too far, as they had only taken off . . .
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April 26, 2006 03:27 PM EDT --
1940
©2006, Basil Sands
Mummy?
Look, mummy, up in the sky.
So many planes.
The blue sky is filled with planes
So high up they looked like tiny birds
Loud birds
They sound like thunder that never . . .
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