The Family Covenant
“Know all men by these presents,” I read, in a voice that carried to the back of the room over the silence of the jukebox, “that I, Henry Schultz the …
The Family Covenant Read MoreAuthor: pologo
Shuffle Ball Change
The folder was bound in a pale green cover with the seal of Lee County stamped in the corner, and my hands were steady as I opened it. Three hundred …
Shuffle Ball Change Read MoreThe Cream Envelope
“Ruth, my darling, if you are reading this out loud, then someone has tried to take what we built.” I read the first sentence of Walter into the microphone, and …
The Cream Envelope Read MoreBatch One
Bobby Lee Tucker had judged barbecue in Branson for twenty two years, and he had never once been seen to hurry. He broke the red wax seal with his thumbnail, …
Batch One Read MoreThe Five Dollar Hammer
The break in the wax made a small dry sound, like a twig under a boot. I unfolded the single sheet inside and held it up to the Arizona sun, …
The Five Dollar Hammer Read MoreThe Choir Loft
Ms. Walters held up the stapled page, and the room went very quiet. “A life insurance policy,” she read, “on the life of Charlotte Bowen Ames, in the amount of …
The Choir Loft Read MorePaws on Division
Tyler read the line again, slowly, with his finger under the words. “Paws on Division, key person policy, coverage of two hundred thousand dollars in the event of the incapacitation …
Paws on Division Read MoreThe Blue Ribbon
Nancy held the paper under the reading lamp, and I watched her lips move. “Ridgeline Pork Producers,” she read. “Earnest money deposit, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, to Dale …
The Blue Ribbon Read MoreThe Sunflower Card
The words went through me like cold water. The passenger seatbelt had been cut. Trooper Reyes said it gently, standing at the foot of my bed with his notebook open, …
The Sunflower Card Read MoreThe Purple House
Rosa took the folder from my tray and held the first page up to the window. There it was, in blue ink, a round stamp: the seal of a notary …
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