Restive Souls

Restive Souls

Charles Bastille

Onlooker

A mysterious stranger approaches the Creek town of Pakanahuil

Sep 25, 2022

Onlooker

Sep 25, 2022

Charles Bastille

It’s Juneteenth, So I Wrote a Novel about the 1778 Emancipation of Slaves

And the rise of a great African nation on the East Coast

Jun 19, 2022

It’s Juneteenth, So I Wrote a Novel about the 1778 Emancipation of Slaves

Jun 19, 2022

Charles Bastille

Celebrating Josh Gibson and Other Baseball Legends

In “The Trial of Summary James”, Joshua Gibson’s Major League status was never in doubt

Dec 17, 2020

Celebrating Josh Gibson and Other Baseball Legends

Dec 17, 2020

Charles Bastille

The Timeline for Restive Souls

The alternative history behind Restive Souls (subject to change)

Dec 15, 2020

The Timeline for Restive Souls

Dec 15, 2020

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Major Congregations in the Carolina Union

These are the congregations that play key roles in the “Restive Souls” timeline.

Dec 3, 2020

Major Congregations in the Carolina Union

Dec 3, 2020

Charles Bastille

The Trial of Summary James

This Medium publication is set up as a support site for a novel I’m working on called Restive Souls, an alternative history novel that…

Sep 9, 2020

The Trial of Summary James

Sep 9, 2020

Charles Bastille

From Plantation to Congregation: How Plantations Became Christian Sanctuaries in the 18th Century…

By Emmet Bolo

Aug 15, 2020

From Plantation to Congregation: How Plantations Became Christian Sanctuaries in the 18th Century…

Aug 15, 2020

Charles Bastille

Was Emmet Bolo the World’s Greatest Historian, or the Greatest Con Man?

Just before Emmet Bolo died, he claimed to be 254 years old, which is ludicrous enough that many people have wondered how many people he…

Aug 15, 2020

Was Emmet Bolo the World’s Greatest Historian, or the Greatest Con Man?

Aug 15, 2020

Charles Bastille

Songs of Narragansett: The Black Liberation of Newport, Part 1

A Part of the Restive Souls Series*

Aug 12, 2020

Image credit: unknown author / Public domain

Aug 12, 2020

Charles Bastille

The Savannah Wars Were a Symptom of a Larger Disease

Ransom Cane’s discovery of the hideous Phalaris Bull in Savannah changed the course of history in unexpected ways. (Alternative History).

Aug 6, 2020

The Savannah Wars Were a Symptom of a Larger Disease

Aug 6, 2020

Restive Souls

Website for my upcoming alternative history novel, Restive Souls. Here you will find related stories and information, including the cast of characters and “historical” background articles.

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Charles Bastille

Author of MagicLand & Psalm of Vampires. Join me on my Substack at https://www.ruminato.com/. All stories © 2020-24 by Charles Bastille

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