Civil war Stories

A Short Play in Three Scenes Setting: England, 1642–1643, in the early months of the Civil War. Dramatis Personae: • SIR THOMAS FAIRCHILD: A Royalist landowner, traditionalist, late 40s. • ELIZABETH FAIRCHILD: His daughter, sympathetic to Parliament, early 20s. • CAPTAIN RICHARD HALE: A Parliamentarian officer, idealistic, mid-30s. • SERGEANT JOHNS: A rank-and-file Parliament soldier, dutiful, late 20s. • LADY MARGARET: A...

Homeland He greeted the dawn with a stretch and a yawn, then he crawled from his canvas abode – a roof for some thatch that was heavily patched, so the rain wasn’t stopped – only slowed. His johns were still wet from the soaking they’d get as he slept on the irriguous ground – though he harbored desire for the warmth of a fire, any smoke would ensure they were found. The get-up-and-go from a hot cup of joe, was the way he...