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A Rapacious Appetite
Part One It was early on in my childhood that I understood what the definition of gluttony was. Or at the very least a hungry ...
Dead is Dead
Winning an all-expenses paid trip without any catches is quite rare from my experience. There is something unfamiliar with awards, triumphs, and real success for ...
A Wonderful Friend
Friends like Quinn Perser were hard to come by, especially in Stonedirt County. He was one of those spectacular people, the kind you meet once ...
Huggin’ Molly
Abraham had concluded his business in Abbeville. He had slept extemporaneously since he had arrived, but he was anxious to see home. Home was several ...
Under Construction
I thought it was just like any other construction zone. It looked the same: same cones, same signs, same trucks. And honestly, if people would ...
What Lurks Behind
My family still visits now and then. They check-in, a text once every so often, an email. I don’t blame them. They act concerned but ...
How Do You Get a Banjo Player off Your Porch?
There’s this joke that old-time musicians used to like to tell, but maybe now it’s only popular amongst us fiddlers: Q: How do you get ...
Clyde’s World
Chapter 1: Clyde and Rachel “Clyde, won’t you please come to bed with me—it’s late, honey.” My eyes ached from the strain of staring into ...
Hunting Season Ends
Saturday, December 22nd – 2:00 p.m. Shaun Kilpatrick loaded up the trophy buck, securing it to the back of the four-wheeler. Wiping a light sheen ...
Drinking with Death
She left me. Of course, she did; I’d have left me, too. I stared woefully with bloodshot eyes at my reflection in my rearview mirror, ...
