


Genuflection, an Arch Patton Adventure
The mission was over and there was nothing to be done for it. New orders would find him no matter where he went or what he did. His control didn’t care and would never inquire. But there was to be no celebration of wine in Paris or guzzling of beer along the banks of...
The Dorchester Hotel and a Shave…
The Dorchester Hotel, London An Arch Patton Short Story This is the hotel I used in Europe as a sort of a hideaway, heal up joint, and spa to recover from missions. It is very expensive now and was even more so back when I was an active intelligence agent in the...
Arch Patton, It Was 1993, Chapter 9
Arch Patton IT WAS 1993 Chapter Nine by James Strauss Arch awakened with a start that quickly turned into a demand that he pay attention to Harpo. The dog’s joy at being out for the night with Cynthia and Arch in the bush was as obvious as it was infectious. Dawn was...
Audio, Arch Patton Tagged in Sierra Leone
Arch Patton can be a humorous character and this narration brings out a bit of his true colors. Being an Intelligence officer does not always mean just that.

Cotopaxi, Adventures of Arch Patton
The road from downtown Quito out and around to Cotopaxi, Ecuador’s highest peak, takes about an hour and a half to negotiate. Actually there are several dirt roads…..

Morning Calm, an Arch Patton Adventure
Acid-laced coffee. Tawdry imitation 60’s décor. Indian music drifting down from worn out ceiling speakers. The Route Sixty-Six diner, ironically located on 56th St., New York.

Morning Calm, Audio Short Story, Arch Patton
During a Morning Calm an interesting encounter at the Route 66 Restaurant, on 56th Avenue in New York, provided aging agent, Arch Patton, an opportunity to receive Redemption…..

Audio Version, Down in the Valley, Chapter One
Retired and tired, Arch Patton finds himself Down in the Valley and a bit “red faced”. Part 1 is an interesting views of the mundane provided through the world of espionage. Have you read the Text Version? Click Here for Down in the Valley Part 1...
Audio, Arch Patton, Down in the Valley, Chapter 3
Arch Patton finds himself being “nailed” as the saga of the Hawaiian Secession continues. He begins to wonder who his friends really are……. Matisse and the Hawaiians or his ‘team” in the agency? Enjoy this audio excerpt: ...
Beat the Drum Slowly, Arch Patton’s Generosity?
BEAT THE DRUM SLOWLY Short Story By J. Strauss. Zurich, part of the social igloo called Schweiz (the Germanic third of Switzerland), lay spread before him. Arch Patton stood on the roof of the Hotel St. Gotthard, the only hotel less than half a kilometer from the...