Dustbowl Stories

51 Stories

Red Dirt Poems by RickWilds
Red Dirt Poemsby RickWilds
A collection of hard fought thoughts and words composed through 30 some years of searching for stories in dive bars and empty bottles, across plains, hills, bayous and m...
~The New Mercenary~ by T0picc
~The New Mercenary~by T0picc
None of the art in this book is mine!! Tf2 x reader oneshots. I do not own any tf2 characters In this book my OC Marvin will be your best friend And guide you along the...
Untitled by Keoniah
Untitledby Keoniah
America, early 1930s following the Great Depression. People are starving, homeless and sick as winter comes to an end.
The Veil of Crimson Dust [Complete] by DylanClockwork
The Veil of Crimson Dust [Complete]by
The American dustbowl has returned in full force, and it's choking the country. All the while, gas shortages are choking the world. Wealthy people are fleeing to shelter...
Cracked Earth, Gray Sky by MadsQN
Cracked Earth, Gray Skyby MadsQN
The world has turned to dust in Bernie's hands. It clings to her, seeps in through the cracks, scours the warmth from her face. The cradle of a train is what she trusts...
High Stakes by tyrapendragon
High Stakesby tyrapendragon
This started out as a 100 word story for New York City Midnight. I didn't get into the second round, but I decided to expand it. It was Horror, I had to use the action...
Living Amongst the Shadows by WaywrdCr3at1v1ty
Living Amongst the Shadowsby WaywrdCr3at1v1ty
A girl alone in a world filled with Shadows. Dark Gods, the Followers and demons are all threats. A dark presence watches over her, lurking in the shadows. The new Shado...
The Four Winds:  Take Two by kdabbott
The Four Winds: Take Twoby Kelly Abbott
This story is the alternate ending to the Kristin Hannah story The Four Winds. This story follows the Martinelli family as they flee from Texas to California during th...
The Plague of the Black Blizzards by prairie-ghoul
The Plague of the Black Blizzardsby keg
The true story of the Dust Bowl black blizzards and a warning for us all.
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Dear Diary by CaitlynEdwardson
Dear Diaryby Caitlyn Edwardson
Sadie, is a teenage girl forced to clean out her Grandmother's attic. As she begins cleaning she notices an old, dusty Diary, curiosity over takes her as she wants to kn...
Dear Diary by LaBellaVitaxoxo93
Dear Diaryby Caitlyn Clark-Edwardson
When a teenage girl helps clean her Grandmothers attic she discovers a diary depicting the life of a young girl living during the dust bowl.
Thomasville by Godwottery
Thomasvilleby Godwottery
The year is 1933. The citizens of the small farming town, Thomasville, are living through the dustbowl. Survival is difficult and tensions are high. Most have abandoned...
Blanket in the Storm by AdamMarashio
Blanket in the Stormby AdamM
What happens when a young boy in Oklahoma has to give his blanket up in an unusual circumstance? Will he make the sacrifice or will he face repercussions? Out here in th...
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And A Little Child by burntheashes13
And A Little Childby Rosie
After the Dust Bowl stole his wife, John is forced to raise his son Daniel. John's brother Michael does everything he can to help, but it just seems like John is slowly...
Dust Storm by coffee-xnd-moo
Dust Stormby grace
I suck at descriptions. One small boy living in the Dust Bowl. Yeah, that's about it.
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America's Neverland (ORIGINAL) by holyromanDISASTER
America's Neverland (ORIGINAL)by ROMAN
The stage is set in the Great Depression that shook the United States pre-World-War II. Jacob Smith's family got separated and he, with his little brother Tommy, are try...
The dustbowl: Lewis and I by Chiefseattle
The dustbowl: Lewis and Iby ChiefSeattle
10 years ago, America was dry. Hard as a rock, Covered in dust. Like powdery snow. Sand whirled around, dust storms. Crops were dead, buried alive. Because of these dust...
Brown Eyes // Blue Eyes by OliverPetaja
Brown Eyes // Blue Eyesby Oliver Petaja
Just because you're dead doesn't mean you can't fall in love. However, it does make it harder, especially when you're a boy, in love with another boy, in the middle of t...
Preview: Fire in the Blood by ClarkeCollins
Preview: Fire in the Bloodby Clarke
After a cluster of mysterious fires, tensions mount between a husband and wife when suspicion falls on their traumatized niece. This is a short preview of a published...
When It Rains by peachyandkeen
When It Rainsby Georgia Pardon
Set in the Dust Bowl of the 1930's, a man has to battle against the elements, and, more importantly, himself to save his family. A short story I wrote for my college cre...
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