Stories tagged “preacher”
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The Preacher's Son Comes Through
“Comin’ up.” The voice from the ground belonged to Charlie, the preacher’s kid, who was younger than the rest of us, but still cool. I dropped the rope down for him to climb up; it was the only way to get into the tree house in ...
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Ugly Testimony
In a swirl of lust and dust Randon thumped down the saloon stairs. Shirt askew and pants undone, he made his unsteady way towards the bar. Eyes rolled, and knowing hands patted chuckling backs. He rasped, “I need more whiskey, and two more gir...
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Fine
Dear non-religious person that I haven’t known for the last two weeks, I am never buying a cheap ring again. The Preacher.
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Mercy for Two Winters
The bar went quiet in expectation, which made Sid’s scraping attempts to scoot to a far corner all the more obvious and frankly a little sad. The preacher stood his ground, by the bar, next to Randon, uncomfortably between he and the stranger at ...
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Do What You Do Best
Massive shoulders hunching, Randon leaned over his as of yet untouched tenth shot. The preacher leaned back to see around his erstwhile companion’s bulk, eyeing with morbid curiosity the stranger’s approach toward Sid. “Don’t wa...