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• Stuck on You

  by Stovohobo 2 months ago

  Jonathan’s eyelids flickered open. It was still nighttime, with the hollow sound of wind tumbling through the valley – and so…

• Dawson, Georga(Doc15)

  by Wyatt Aapr 4 months ago

  Kate pouted, but returned the Derringer to Archie. At that moment there was a sharp rap on the door. Archie stuffed the pisto…

• Call me Doc(Doc5)

  by Wyatt Aapr 5 months ago

  The Savannah, Albany and Gulf railroad, pulled out of Valdosda, Georga on time. A black porter led Doc John thru the cars. Jo…

• Telling Kate Doc's secret(Doc12)

  by Wyatt Aapr 4 months ago

  Now I wonder why a dentist would have a need for these pistols, Archibald thought.

  On tiptoe he reached up and replaced the …

• Goodnight Irene(Doc4)

  by Wyatt Aapr 5 months ago

  John ask Frank to name all the diamonds in a deck of cards, as he cranked opened the valve on the nitrous oxide. Frank counte…

• The deception(Doc3)

  by Wyatt Aapr 5 months ago

  John talked Frank down that day, but vowed to himself that never again would he play cards unarmed, and that he would get ev…

• The Beginning (Doc1)

  by Wyatt Aapr 5 months ago

  The local dentist, Doctor John, as the town folks called him, had a vicious temper and was famous for his grudges. This day w…

• The Fatted Calf

  by The Unnamable 4 months ago

  Curlicues of typical Indian Territory wind whipped into Ned’s face, scattering particles of red clay like confetti. He took a…

• O That Ammonia-Engrained Sediment!

  by The Unnamable 5 months ago

• The Funambulist

  by The Unnamable 5 months ago

  Perhaps he had needled away one too many sloe gin fizzes. Perhaps it was the sawdust under his stool, the all-too-conspicuous…