“I ain’t ‘fraid of the dark.” “Me neither.” “Don’t be stupid, Brucey, everybody knows you are.” “Well, I ain’t!” Kip rolled his eyes. Brucey had moved so close in the dark Kip could feel him shaking. “Git off me, then!” Kip elbowed his brother aside, but there wasn’t […]
Virgil didn’t mind watching the world go by. It was just what he did, night after night, sitting in the faded metal lawn chair next to his father on a sloping timber porch lining Main Street, Amos. His father sighed deeply into the late summer dusk and reached […]
The deputy checked for a pulse. Curtis was alive, but only barely, and an ambulance was summoned to the scene. “The ambulance is on its way,” he said to Doc, “either put him down, or we need him moved into a pen to keep everybody safe.” Avery huddled […]
Good morning sunshine. Seriously? Avery acknowledged Curtis’ absurd greeting with a nod she hoped was chilly enough to confute the hammering in her ears and the line of sweat that trickled between her shoulder blades. “You’re not welcome here,” she said flatly. “Now, is that any way to greet […]
Molly Banks angled the Charger into an empty space at the Sonic. She needed to hit the road pretty soon if she was going to get back to Springfield before the sun set, but she couldn’t leave town without her breakfast burrito, a coffee, and, most importantly, her […]