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Ticom's avatar

Considering some of the fellow vets I know who were over there, the "giant" story would have read more like a, ahem, human tripod.

Enon's avatar

On old Afghanistan, with links to entertaining history of its late 19th c. and the autobiography of the the only man who ever really ruled it: https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/terrifying-afghan-genius-king-abdur-rahman/4871

Bill Sacram's avatar

Sadly I never came across conspiracy nor local mythology in either of my deployments to Kandahar province. *Sigh*. I do find it interesting that the police in the story insisted their grandparents had seen them with their own eyes. The '80 years ago' part too. This would have put giants roaming the earth after, and thus during, the time that Kipling eas writing, and wrote about. Granted that his focus was India, and Afghanistan is made reference to usually as an aside (though one short story about two men traveling from India into Afghanistan, in a remote corner, to build a kingdom among a group of whote skinned natives there cones to mind) still I would think that even runors and mythos about giants would have caught his imagination and made it into one of his stories. Maybe he just never heard them, or never got to it. Or he did and I haven't read them!

Patrick Abbott, Sci-Fi Author's avatar

Oh yeah, Kipling would have loved to have written about that.

Sue Ratner's avatar

Hi-

Is the “Scan for AI Text” being performed by AI??? If so, it’s biased and I don’t trust it!

Thank you for your work!

Yours in peace,

Sue Ratner

Karen U. Essi's avatar

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this

Patrick Abbott, Sci-Fi Author's avatar

Thank you! That means a lot to me.

Karen U. Essi's avatar

I would have loved to read your short story: Savannah. Unfortunately, kindle is not available in my country. A shame.

Patrick Abbott, Sci-Fi Author's avatar

Search for Savannah Paranormal Detective Agency on this Substack and you will find book one and two for free!

Schalk Holloway's avatar

Along with your tree and loin, I’m also wondering about the calibre on those entry wounds. 😂

Patrick Abbott, Sci-Fi Author's avatar

Anti-material rifle. Ha!