It was a hot day on the western plains. A goatherd struggled up the crumbling side of a high, windswept mesa, his flock far below, grazing peacefully in the sparse vegetation. As he reached the
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The Circle of the Bear – Part Four: Enter the Circle
This is the final part in a four part series. Here are parts one, two, and three. The coals from the first fire had never died. Ned Bowles kindled a new flame from them while
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The Circle of the Bear – Part Three: The Hunt
This is part three of a four part series. Click here and here for parts one and two. After all the drums, the skins, the grease from the effigy pot, and the rank incense, I
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The Circle of the Bear – Part Two: The Cave
This is part two of a four part series. Click here for the beginning of the adventure Ned Bowles made me strip. I was buck naked in front of him and five other guys, while
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The Circle of the Bear – Part One: The Mound
The field I was standing in was scrubby and overgrown, at the top of a broad, low mound. It was at the corner of a pine plantation, and I had convinced the owner to let
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The Sheriff and the Samurai Part 3: Fire and Cut
This is part 3 of a 3 part tale. Read the first part here, and the second part here. ♠♣♥♦ I drew my gun, cocked the hammer, and put Howard King’s skull in my sights.
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The Sheriff and the Samurai Part 2: Aim
This is part 2 of a 3 part tale. Read the first part here. ♠♣♥♦ I drew my gun and pointed it squarely at the approaching miner’s chest. From this range, I could probably put
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The Sheriff and the Samurai Part 1: Draw
Steam wafted into the sky from the approaching locomotive, which chugged to a stop along the recently completed transcontinental railway. I reached into my jacket and removed my pocket watch. 10:15 AM exactly. The small,
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Holly and Wood – Part 2
This is part 2 of the tale. Don’t forget to read Part 1. The cold creeps in again, swallowing up all the comfort that the weed had given me. Its replaced by paranoia, something I’m
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I, Death 3
This is the third installment of I, Death, and the fourth part of the story. To read the previous installment be sure to click here. Part 4 Ella turned back to face the Jenson household.
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