Stories tagged “vineyard”
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Something Is Very Wrong (Sequel, anyone?)
I walk out of the small farmhouse to watch the sun set behind the ridge to the west, casting a red shadow over the grapes. Wine season just outside Panzano, Italy. My father isn’t here. A long string of clues left by a mad man on the run lead me ...
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Bargaining
The woman is head and shoulders shorter than me, her long black hair lit up by the headlights as she steps out of the car. I can’t make out her expression but I suspect it is one of caution, mistrust. She doesn’t know who I am. “Can I...
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To Seek That Which Was Lost
The battered old car sweeps up to the door and an old man, presumably the owner of the property, emerges and pulls an overcoat from the back. He nods at me, and beckons me into the house. He pulls out a chair at the table for me before drawing a bottle...
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A Shared Glass
She lights three or four candles in various corners of the room, the lambent light dancing about several racks of wine glasses. “No electricity?” I ask. “No need.” Her voice is hoarse. I have to admit, the lack of halogen bulbs ...