Stories tagged “southern”
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From Somewhere Else
It’s hard to tell exactly how large the creature was that made the prints. The indentions were easily 12 inches across. The “finger” sections, 3 to 4 feet long. And, of course, the obvious question is… “Whatch00 reckon t...
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Pearson's Children
The afternoon waned slowly, and when the wind moved, it felt like the breath of the devil himself. It was the kind of day where sensible folk stayed inside and kids came back late, tired and bruised from the old swimming hole. Even the bugs crawled rat...
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Data Manipulation Language
“Yeah, I’d heard a ‘dat “Axe You ta Hell”, or wutever dey call’d it. Sum silly command fer dem file cab’nets." I shook my head, but didn’t interrupt. Pa would dole out a whooping, I was sure, but I d...