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McCutchen’s Bones: p.2

May 11, 2012February 10, 2012 by David Mark Brown

I bound the wrists of Yokel and Irish with leather straps, indicating they’d be spending the night in jail. Yokel looked to weigh more, so I heaved him onto my shoulder first and left out the front. After returning seconds later, no one had mussed with Irish. I suspected no one would have, even if … Read more McCutchen’s Bones: p.2

McCutchen’s Bones: p.3

May 11, 2012February 10, 2012 by David Mark Brown

Night hadn’t gotten any darker, nor winter any colder. I’d gotten older. Sleeplessness and I had been acquainted my whole life, but now it took more work to overcome its toll. The first leg of the ride unfolded across flat land via a rutted dirt road, so I gave Chester the reins and focused my … Read more McCutchen’s Bones: p.3

McCutchen’s Bones: p.4

May 11, 2012February 10, 2012 by David Mark Brown

On the evenly packed soil of the garden path, I prepared this time for a more graceful landing. Five feet from the shed, I threw my leg out like a ball player sliding into first. The moment my backside struck the dirt, the corner of the shed exploded into splinters above me. I shielded my … Read more McCutchen’s Bones: p.4