About
In 2018, Stephen Wendell followed his great grandfather from Tennessee to the Great War in France a hundred years before. He recounts his ancestor’s war stories in A VERY MUDDY PLACE. Stephen is also the author of the Littlelot series of children’s books. His latest book is BLUE FLAME, TINY STARS, a memoir about learning to play Dungeons & Dragons in the early ’80s.
Featured Work
A Very Muddy Place: War Stories
An intimate account of a soldier’s experience in World War I, A VERY MUDDY PLACE takes us on a journey from a young man’s rural American hometown onto one of the great battlefields of France. We follow Private B. F. Potts with the 137th US Infantry Regiment through the first days of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. We discover a personal story—touching, emotional, unforgettable.
In 1918, twenty-three-year-old Bennie Potts was drafted into the US Army to fight in the World War. He served with the American Expeditionary Force in France. At home after the war, he married and raised a family, and the war for his children and grandchildren became the anecdotes he told them.
A century later, a great grandson brings together his ancestor’s war stories and the historical record to follow Private Benjamin Franklin Potts from Tennessee to the Great War in France and back home again.
Other Works
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Littlelot and the Rescue of Gwenevere
2022
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Blue Flame, Tiny Stars: A Memoir of Early Experiences Playing the Holmes Edition of the World’s Most Superlative Role-Playing Game
2022
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Littlelot and the Real Monster
2017
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Petit Lot et le Grand Cor de la licorne
2017
