Stories tagged “john wayne”
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The Unforgiving Country
His ridges exploded in Klingon gore. “Curious,” said Spock, eyebrow all a-lift, “in death he proves his point. It was indeed a good day to die.” Kirk laughed. Spock’s boney, green-blooded fingers snapped a few more bullets...
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The Unforgiving Country: The Tarnished Badge
“How can you watch this stuff?” Jen asked. Hank waited until Kirk’s green-gold figure faded into static. “It ain’t much to ask. Electrics an’ all ain’t that pricey.” “It’s not the price itR...
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The Unforgiving Country: Old Engines
She was five and wanted to play the piano. Her mother said no, her father said that they didn’t have the money. That’s when she took up shooting. Down on that range, that’s where she had her first kiss with Billy Bob Zezzon. Later she...
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The Unforgiving Country: The Apache Wing, Hall 2B
Hank rubbed his moustache. “Comin’ in thick this year?” Davey had always said. Yeah, Hank thought, real thick this year. His pony was dead. Ol’ Duke caught a charge to the forehead, nearly ripped right through his skull into Han...
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The Unforgiving Country: Crossed Signals
Hank on one side, Jero on the other. “You’re no alien,” Hank said, “just a traitor.” Sweat rolled off Jero’s face and down through his moustache. “No such thing, sheriff.” The distress light blinked away ...
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The Unforgiving Country: The Swine and Rocket
“You want t’make something of this, partner?” Yom did, very much. But the sheriff was riding armed today— his duster was bulky and Yom saw silver barrels peek out from every break in the fabric. There might have even been a ray ...
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We're Burning Daylight!
Our time is very short and there’s a ton of stuff to do and a lot of miles to travel before the day is through. There are people in between us and where we’re headed for, That could well mean trouble or it could open up a door. Life is mean...