Stories Archives – https://voyleglover.com/Perspective/stories/ Wed, 05 Mar 2025 03:11:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://voyleglover.com/wp-content/uploads/cropped-voyleglover-logo-woodcut-500x500-resized-perfect-32x32.jpeg Stories Archives – https://voyleglover.com/Perspective/stories/ 32 32 The Sasquatch Mission – A Bigfoot Experience https://voyleglover.com/the-sasquatch-mission-a-bigfoot-experience/ Sun, 14 Feb 2021 18:32:52 +0000 http://voyleglover.com/?p=1739 [This is a short  story I did recently. Started out as a contest entry, but learned the rules didn’t permit violence or even implied violence. Their policy was so overbroad that I knew the story hadn’t a chance of winning. So, I did it anyway, just for fun. I had to follow a couple rules, ...

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]]> Never Go Swimming With Snakes https://voyleglover.com/never-go-swimming-with-snakes/ https://voyleglover.com/never-go-swimming-with-snakes/#respond Sun, 19 Jul 2020 02:33:11 +0000 http://voyleglover.com/?p=1539 I landed on top of that snake. I'm sure it was as startled and frightened (assuming snakes can be afraid) as I was and I have no doubt that the force of impact drove it to the bottom of the river.

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]]> https://voyleglover.com/never-go-swimming-with-snakes/feed/ 0 Never Step on a Snake Barefooted https://voyleglover.com/never-step-on-a-snake-barefooted/ https://voyleglover.com/never-step-on-a-snake-barefooted/#respond Wed, 08 Jul 2020 05:31:00 +0000 http://voyleglover.com/?p=1495 As that flesh beneath my foot spread out, I felt it almost immediately constrict and harden. In that flickering second, I realized the snake was reacting to the sudden trauma it had received an knew that it's deadly fangs were reaching for my bare leg.

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]]> https://voyleglover.com/never-step-on-a-snake-barefooted/feed/ 0 The Day a Mad Dog Tried to Kill Me https://voyleglover.com/the-day-a-mad-dog-tried-to-kill-me/ https://voyleglover.com/the-day-a-mad-dog-tried-to-kill-me/#respond Thu, 02 Jul 2020 01:17:44 +0000 http://voyleglover.com/?p=1486 I heard a noise, looked up and saw a dog near the edge of the woods, snarling. White foam dripped from its mouth, which meant absolutely nothing to me.

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]]> https://voyleglover.com/the-day-a-mad-dog-tried-to-kill-me/feed/ 0 CAR 54 and the Missing Mike Boats https://voyleglover.com/car-54-and-the-missing-mike-boats/ https://voyleglover.com/car-54-and-the-missing-mike-boats/#respond Thu, 21 Mar 2019 22:20:57 +0000 http://voyleglover.com/?p=1455 I was in CIC (Combat Information Center) and was in charge of directing the boats to the coast for a landing exercise on the beach.

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