Written in 2001, my first and only Indiana Jones fan fiction pits Indy against the infamous Nazi Colonel Erwin Rommel (aka “The Desert Fox”) on a quest to unearth an ancient lost city in the sands of Saudi Arabia’s Rub al Khali desert, also known as the “Empty Quarter.”
In part two, we catch up with Indy as he arrives in Saudi Arabia in the company of businessmen from Standard Oil, but when he parts ways with them to join fellow archaeologist Diana Forrestal, Indy draws the attention of the Nazis.
As an added bonus, I’ve included excerpts from the unofficial comic book version of this throughout the story. Click here to read part two of “Indiana Jones and the Towers of the Empty Quarter.”
Earlier this year, I took the time to transfer my old fan fiction stories (aka “fan fic”) to Google Drive and, as expected, nostalgia inspired me to reread many of them and reminisce about what I consider my “training ground” as a writer. Are these stories perfect? Of course not. I was still getting my storytelling legs under me, but I recall how much fun and enthusiasm went into penning every one of them.
Beginning in the late 1980s and running through 2002, I wrote about 25 short stories set in the universes of Star Trek, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and others. Unfortunately, I only managed to save about 16 of those stories digitally. First on floppy disks, then a Zip disk, then a CD, and now on my laptop and Google Drive.
Inspired by writer pal and publisher, Steven H. Wilson—who recently began Fan Fiction Fridays on his blog—I thought I’d take this summer to share at least some of my fan fic, beginning with a contest entry I wrote in July 1995 called “Star Trek: A Passion For Peace.”
I hope to post a new story each week to be found under the Free Fiction! menu above. I hope you enjoy these stories.