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Chapter 1 - Born Under a Bad Sign

Tales from Desert Storm Chapter 1 – Born Under a Bad Sign Estimated reading time – 12 minutes Dr. Nick Richards woke up with a headache, not a bad one…

Dec 1, 2022 •

Chapters 32 and 33 – 'In the Room Where It Happened' and Welcome to the Pleasuredome

Off the Track – Post #26 Estimated reading time – 3 minutes. Exile of the Palestinians – This episode occurred as recounted in the chapter, and I was…

May 11 •

Chapter 33 - Welcome to the Pleasure Dome

Approximate Reading Time – 16 minutes Nick looked up from examining the afternoon's latest patient. He caught a glimpse of Julian coming through the…

Apr 26 •

Chapter 32 – Exile of the Palestinians

Approximate Reading Time – 8 minutes Warning – this chapter contains strong language The Colonel sat in Captain Salim's small office nervously smoking a…

Mar 30 •

Chapters 30 and 31 – Something So Right and WMD, Oh My!

Off the Track – Post #25 Estimated reading time – 2 minutes. Something So Right—The title comes from a Paul Simon song on the album There Goes Rhymin…

Mar 30 •

Chapter 31 – The Naked Truth about Chemical Warfare

Sam's safe room preparation was merely a prelude to more significant events unfolding in the following weeks. First, Nick received a call from the…

Feb 19 •

Chapter 30 – Something So Right

After leaving Sam's place, Nick followed up on his invitation for Gemma to join him for dinner. He stopped at the local Chinese restaurant. Even though…

Feb 19 •

Off the Track – Post #24

Estimated reading time – 2 minutes. Chapters 28 and 29 – Little Egypt and Gimme Shelter Little Egypt – The title of the Chapter comes from a song by the…

Feb 10 •

Tales from Desert Storm

Tales from Desert Storm

Tales from Desert Storm is a serialized novel about Expatriates working at a military hospital before, during, and after Desert Storm

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