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Grave Stones- Part 6

Angela whirled, ready to run and almost ran into Adam. “What’s wrong?! Are you alright? What happened?” “I saw her! The girl in the spring! She’s right here in the back!” The three of them—Adam, Angela and Mary—rushed into the … Continue reading →

Grave Stones – Part 5

The bell on the porch of the parsonage began clanging. A beefy, white-haired man in a long-sleeved shirt with a string tie announced that The Official Home Coming Grounds Tour was about to begin. The Spring, the Grove, the Chapel, … Continue reading →

Grave Stones – Part 4

Adam found Billy in the kitchen, working on a dripping faucet. “Give me five minutes to finish this up,” he said, “but off-hand, I have no idea what you are talking about.” Adam walked around the graveyard and took a … Continue reading →

Grave Stones, Part 4

Adam found Billy in the kitchen, working on a dripping faucet. “Give me five minutes to finish this up,” he said, “but off-hand, I have no idea what you are talking about.” Adam walked around the graveyard and took a … Continue reading →

Grave Stones – Part 3

The next morning, Adam and Angela made the turn off the county road to the Church driveway just after nine a.m. It was already hot and muggy, worse than yesterday. As they got out of the car, Adam looked over … Continue reading →

Part 3 of Grave Stones

The next morning, Adam and Angela made the turn off the county road to the Church driveway just after nine a.m. It was already hot and muggy, worse than yesterday. As they got out of the car, Adam looked over … Continue reading →

Part 2.1 Backstory for Grave Stones.

As we writers all do, as I write, I come up with more information about my characters than I can use in any one story. The following is such material. It’s good stuff, but to put all of this into … Continue reading →

Part 2 of “Graves Stones”

[NOTE: I’m thinking I will continue to serialize this one. So here is part two of the work in progress, with a provisional title. Comments are very welcome!] As he climbed out of the Spring, Adam was shivering so hard … Continue reading →

Work In Progress: “Grave Stones”

Just what it says… this is the story that has been keeping me thinking about “what happens next and to who.” Yes a fragment. But I have a pretty complete outline, with an ending. Not the ending I want, but … Continue reading →

Work In Progress

Just what it says… this is the story that has been keeping me thinking about “what happens next and to who.” Yes a fragment. But I have a pretty complete outline, with an ending. Not the ending I want, but … Continue reading →