Stories tagged “Ohio”
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Swift Ashen Mirages
Sometimes Sarah walked through the fields for hours, only returning to the Ohio farmhouse when she was tired, hungry, or just lonely. And on her way home she often visited the family cemetery with its dark windows into the past. Swift ashen mirages see...
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Swift Ashen Mirages part 2
Sarah walked to the back corner of the cemetery to the grave stone of Willie Inman. She thought of the stories her Aunt Ruth told her of Willie, the cattle trader. When Willie got drunk one night, he bit off another man’s ear. People didn’t...
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Swift Ashen Mirages (continued)
“I’m sorry,” Sarah said. “I’m a little confused.” She walked over to him. “Have you been standing here the whole time?” “You lost?” “I need to go back home.” “I’m Willi...
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To: Peter C. Kincaid, Pike County, Ohio
Baton Rouge, February the 11th, 1861 Dearest Peter - I do hope this letter finds you in good health. I must apologize for the tardiness of my reply considering the turmoil currently underway here in the South (not to mention my current state of affairs...