Float Don't Lie: A Short Prospecting Tale

by Ralph Hecht

54 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 25, 2026

About the author

Ralph Hecht is a Navy veteran, retired engineer, and storyteller drawn to the borderlands where history, legend, and fantasy meet. His fiction is shaped by rugged country, old myths, forgotten trails, and the enduring question of what might still be waiting beyond the firelight.

Ralph writes stories for readers who love adventure with a touch of the uncanny, tales where the past refuses to stay buried, ordinary landscapes hide ancient secrets, and courage is tested against both human grit and darker forces. He lives in southern Idaho with his loyal beagle, Bluebell. When he’s not writing, you’ll find him chasing trout, playing guitar by firelight, riding backroads on his motorcycle, or forging iron into jewelry inspired by ancient heathen traditions. Every ring he hammers, every line he writes, starts from the same belief: the old world is never truly gone, and adventure waits just beyond the next bend.

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