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Stagecoach

The bounty on my head was placed by a landowner named Precious Comely. That name suited him like a tailored vest. He offered a thousand acres to any man who delivered me into the custody of the law. I’d been in jail twice in the Republic of Texas, and I kind of liked it there. The meals were pretty good and the jail cells were as big as a full moon. If I ended up back in jail, I figured good food would be the only luxury I’d know.

I met a man in the Johnson County Jail who told me about the rodeos down in Pecos. I always had a way with animals, and this fella said that they had bull riding and steer roping contests. Hell, I grew up riding bulls. I could tame a bull just by looking him in the eyes. I figured I might finally get my chance to be famous for something other than killing people.

Then I saw a stagecoach in the distance. At first I thought I was seeing things, but then it was right there in front of me like a punch in the gut. I put my hand on my gun as the wooden wheels came to a stop.

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Sophia D'Soleil
Posted about 1 year ago

Yoda, you have an odd ability to enthrall with such simple words and phrases. I am always left wanting more, especially now.
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YodaOnCrack
Posted about 1 year ago

Why thank ye kindly, ma’am. I do aim to please…. : )
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Shadow
Posted about 1 year ago

Great, but just not my style :)
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THX 0477
Posted about 1 year ago

And still in character even in the comments section. That’s commitment right there, people! I liked the line about ‘famous for something other than killin people’.
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SKermitgorf
Posted about 1 year ago

Very authentic western style writing, I’m a fan of the genre, you did it justice, very realilistic!
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YodaOnCrack
Posted about 1 year ago

Well thanx ficlet friends – this is a new genre to me, but enjoyable. I am trying to cross this over from Western into Halloween genre. We’ll see how successful I can be….
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Lone Writer
Posted about 1 year ago

The meals were pretty good and the jail cells were as big as a full moon.
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Awesome line! I can’t wait to read the next part!
- The Masked Stranger
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Lone Writer
Posted about 1 year ago

Behold my humble attempt at a sequel.
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Blusparrow
Posted 10 months ago

cool! even though I’m reading each part of the story backwards there still good!
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thebetweenspace
Posted 4 months ago

Precious Comely? What a name. What a name.
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SKermitgorf
Posted 4 months ago

like a Robert B Parker western, love the 1st person point of view.
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Apostrophe
Posted 4 months ago

I agree with Skeet.