In a short, five minute play, United States Civil War generals Robert. E Lee, and Ulysses S. Grant revisit their famous battles in a mysterious game of checkers at the Appomattox Court House.

April 16th, 1865Known for her practice of communicating with her deceased children, newly widowed Mary Todd Lincoln, between wails and sobs, now calls for the spirit of her assassinated husband, President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. Upon the appearance of her husband, Mary stops her grieving, and reminds the martyred president that he'd forgotten to take his famous stovepipe hat with him to Heaven. Lincoln asks Mary to help him find a suitable person to give the hat to.

BOO! The Ghost Challenge"What could possibly be more terrifying than ghosts frightening humans in a high stakes contest of fear?What could possibly be more fun than ghosts frightening humans in the same contest?The answer? Greg Minster's playful novel, 'BOO! The Ghost Challenge'!Every four years, thousands of ghosts descend upon an unsuspecting city and compete for a simple prize: Which ghost can perform the most frightening fright on human beings?The...

Iconic scientist Charles Darwin invites a young American protégé to his home in the village of Downe, near London, England, where the two compare notes on Darwin's theories of evolution, and 'survival of the fittest'. The visit includes a stroll on Darwin's Sandwalk, and advice from Darwin to his visitor on persuading others to rethink their belief in the Biblical version of Creation.

"Gettysburg: Leaders, Civilians, Soldiers, and Frog Catchers," gives a fresh 'dialogue driven' perspective on the United States' greatest military battle. While not retelling the already well-known facts of the battle, the story presents lively and realistic conversations of not only the opposing leaders and soldiers who fought in the campaign, but also of local civilians who struggled to survive those horrific days in July, 1863.Joining facts with the "very possible" in this work ...

Young American Indian mother, Sacagawea, finds concern, humor, and tremendous irony while assisting the Lewis and Clark Expedition in its journey to the Pacific Ocean and back. One moment, she was a young expectant mother, the next, a guide on what would prove to be a remarkable and historic trek through the North American wilderness.Told through Sacagawea's voice, "Sacagawea and the Skeleton Trail" begins with the surprise and mystery of seeing York, the lone black man on the trip...

It's early spring semester, 1976, at The University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire. Gordon Murphy, a college senior studying business, suddenly lost his eyesight in a tragic auto accident the year before. After taking the fall semester off, his return to a somewhat normal life back at school will take a long time, and prove difficult. Along the way, he discovers powers and unknown talents that introduce him to amazing (and often quirky) new friends (including his guide dog Ringo, and the noted a...

Give the devil his due……He deserves it!The devil named Big Red loved his newly possessed souls. The happy and broad smiles across their misty faces thrilled him. He'd tired of the gloomy and frowning souls who'd dropped into his lair over previous years. He much preferred the most recent arrivals, who'd come to him smiling and happy!Big Red served as the devil beneath Ghost Gulch, boomtown of the Wyoming Territory, in the year 1880. Conveniently posted in a cavernous...

Buy a small isolated cabin in a woods, and inevitable comparisons with the 'Walden Pond' cabin of iconic author Henry David Thoreau begin immediately. Decide to write memoires describing your first year of ownership of that cabin, and one feels Thoreau's guiding hand with each word and idea.Blend a light touch of fiction into your writing, and Thoreau himself pays a visit to not only help with the editing, but to further the meaning behind his own work on 'Walden'.So it wen...

"INJUNS! INJUNS! INJUNS!" The man screamed at the top of his lungs. Everyone within earshot suddenly stopped at the news. "Injuns attacking! ATTACKING!! Just north of here!"It was September 3, 1862, in the bustling pioneer town of Sheboygan, Wisconsin. And it all happened so fast: A beautiful early autumn day was turned upside down by a lone horseback rider kicking up dust and spreading chaos, fear, and panic.By nightfall the town would be an armed fortress filled with terr...

We all know words, especially written words, can haunt. Their meanings linger, keeping thoughts and ideas alive forever. Nevertheless, it only follows: If words can haunt, there must be word ghosts!The setting for "William Shakespeare Meets Ghosts in the Library", The Mead Public Library in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, swarms with word ghosts from throughout history, and across the globe.What happens when these ghosts spill from their pages and meet each other? Cultures collide, c...

Mortally wounded and in a deep coma, Abraham Lincoln relives important moments of his life, and questions, in ways never done before, his decisions and actions as the 16th President of the United States.Just days later, the President's assassin, John Wilkes Booth, also suffers from a mortal wound, and in turn questions his deed and its impact on history.