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The Looting of Washington City

By Nick Arvin.
The capital is ablaze and the British are on the march. But war always provides risk and rewards to the unsavory -- and sometimes men stop thinking about King, empire and country and start thinking about themselves. Read the full story.

Part One

The President's House and the Capitol had been afire for some time, and in the residential streets flames were moving rooftop to rooftop under long coursing streams of wind-driven sparks. The night air around Paul pulsed and trembled with noise...   Read More >>

Part Two

The British had set Washington aflame. It was a fine time to be a teenage looter -- as long as you didn't come across a British soldier with the same idea. When the soldier found Paul in a house that was not his, he offered the ambitious young reprobate the chance to join him on a real money-making venture. Paul followed him out the door and into the chaotic streets.   Read More >>

Part Three

The ugly soldier caught Paul looting as Washington burned. But then the teenage thief realized that the British soldier was a deserter. If both men were going to start anew -- the ugly soldier in America, Paul alone with no mother -- they'd need a money-making plan. The chaos in the capital would certainly provide one.   Read More >>

Part Four

To seek their fortunes, or to seek rum and women? Paul and the ugly soldier faced a difficult decision. First, however, the British deserter wanted to rest. He'd best remember to keep a close eye on the woman who was looting the same house they targeted.   Read More >>

Part Five

The ugly soldier, betrayed by a woman, prepared to face his brutal beating for deserting the British Army. Paul, his new teenage friend and would-be partner in looting, escaped capture but could do nothing to help.   Read More >>