Music and Magic_Soft and Sweet and Intoxicating_The King's View_Just Come On In!
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Music and Magic
1'Old Steve' is how most folks referred to him. He was a story teller, a home-grown oral historian with a prodigious memory. People of all ages listened to him.He was 12 years old when he arrived in town on a September day in 1906 and joined the crowd celebrating the completion of the railroad. The town was finally connected to the outer world by something that didn't involve horses.Orpahed at age five, he was passed between families. He never got past the eighth grade. An adventurous kid, he had hitched a ride as a brakeman on a supply wagon from a railhead over in Utah.He work...
Soft and Sweet and Intoxicating
[This story contains a scene of violence.]Frank was against the wall for sure, now - literally.“Heh, n-now now,” the charming businessman said as the knife was pressewww.onedoor.ccd against his neck. “Let’s not do anything ra-”A large shadow on his still-trembling body and a pool of his blood stood still for a moment, then receded into the darkness.Mr. Frank Smithers - a prominent local businessman - had been found dead in a back alley by a homeless man early Saturday morning, his throat cut with a knife. Within half an hour, two detectives from the Empire City Police Force homicide pision had arrived at th...
The King's View
The King’s View“I’m done with that view. Show me something else,” the King ordered. Dutifully the King’s courtiers unfurled a scroll which appeared in back of the large wooden window frame that stood in the middle of the room. “Not that one. Another!” The courtiers unraveled two more before the King settled on a scene depicting a grove of giant sequoia trees. The King laid back and surveyed the scene. The path between the trees revealed burls on some of the redwoods with wood chips strewn across the dirt path and a sky that was barely visible under the huge branch...
Just Come On In!
I woke up in a startled panic. Someone was at the door. I can't go out there looking like raccoons from the dumpster attacked me! I darted straight out of bed and ran to my closet. Just grab the first thing you see Makayla. My dark purple silk robe. I wrapped that around me while rapidly trying to run my fingers through my hair. Just put it in a bun. The doorknob was oddly cold for being in the middle of July. Outside the door was a teenage girl. Her scent consisted of the wind and her hair was dark brown and knotted." Hello! Can I help you guys?" I asked.Hello! This is Hannah. We know that ...