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  1. Gipper vs Gonzo or: Freak Power Storms America

    This is a 'mini'-timeline (it's still about twelve thousand words long), mostly focused on the doings of Hunter S. Thompson throughout an alternate 1968 and beyond. There will be two parts; one today, the finale posted tomorrow. This first chapter focuses on events in 1968, up to the election...

  2. The Chennault Affair and Beyond

    So, this is the first timeline I've written in almost three years. It's mostly about LBJ and Humphrey deciding to make Nixon's sabotage of the Paris peace talks public. 1. “Do you solemnly swear that you will tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help you God?” “I do.”...

  3. Saturation Point

    1. [Obligatory] Convention Scene The Democratic National Convention of 1944 took place at a crucial juncture in the history of the United States. The Nazi regime in Europe, despite scoring crushing victories over the Soviet Union in 1943 and early 1944, had been driven back to eastern...

  4. TLIAW: Last Man Standing

    So...you're doing the Q&A section before the first story post? You savage. Yup. Not to mention, this is a direct sequel to my last TLIAW, which can be found here for those who haven't read it. A sequel? Isn't the whole point of a TLIAW to be a self contained timeline that doesn't need to...

  5. Let Us Have Peace
    Threadmarks: Chapter 1

    1. “It’s unanimous,” William Chandler said, jubilance leaking through his deliberately casual tone as he relayed the results of the convention’s ballot to his employer. Ulysses S. Grant tapped a thin column of grey ash from his cigar into a tin ashtray and nodded. He had been expecting...

  6. Icarus: 2000

    Lanzhou, Capitol of the New Chinese Republic One of the walls in the Unitary Executive’s office is made of glass and offers a spectacular view of downtown Lanzhou. It’s a still day and the air is hazy with heat and smog, but the beauty of the city still shines through. “It wasn’t that...

  7. TLIAW: Slippery When Wet

    10:25 A.M. Detroit Michigan, July 14, 1980 The sky was velvety with low hanging clouds and Ronald Reagan, presumed nominee for his party, squinted up at them. It was still gray up from a thunderstorm that had stopped not too long before and it still smelled like rain. “Think it’ll...

  8. Icarus Rising

    This is a continuation of Icarus Falls (An Alternate 1960's) 1. It was a cold day, a few sad patches of snow speckled the ground and Ahmed idly wondered how much of it was made up of corpses as he waited for the Turkish convoy to round the corner. He was alone in the hills, high above...

  9. What Shall I Write Next?

    Everyone seems to be asking what to write next so I shall join in. I'm approaching the end of Icarus Falls and have some options in terms of what I'm going to write next. What would you fine people prefer? Blood On The Snow: UN forces lose the battle of Chosin Reservoir and Chinese forces...

  10. Icarus Falls (An Alternate 1960s)

    1. It was another one of those days but Richard Nixon scarcely seemed to notice. He was tired and already he could tell that it was going to rain through the grey early morning haze. It was October 28, 1967 and Richard Nixon felt like he was coming down with a flu. “This is ridiculous.”...

  11. Saddam Hussein, 1937-1959

    Original draft of a foreign events blurb that appeared in The Guardian on 8 October, 1959 ASSASSINS THWARTED IN ATTEMPT ON PRIME MINISTER QASIMS’ LIFE 7 October, 1959, Baghdad Iraq AP- Shots rang out in the streets of Baghdad today as a number of assassins descended upon Prime Minister...
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