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Wherever the Current Should Lead

vanishingpirates December 7, 2020

June 1937 Poppa was dead, no disputing that. He lay still in bed with the sheet tucked up to his chin, his hands outside resting on his chest and that little half smile he always wore. Doc Flimsy, standing at …

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One and Inseparable

vanishingpirates August 2, 2020

One and Inseparable Oh they were rascals those two. No sooner could they walk then they were out racing tricycles. Remember them? They’d come barreling down that hill on Elm Street hell bent for leather … and … Pete it …

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… and the meek shall … move along quietly

vanishingpirates July 25, 2020

Chapter 3and the meek shall … move along quietly Mary Beth Mary Beth eased herself onto her hands and knees behind the counter to scrub the last coffee and ketchup stains out of another exceedingly long day behind the counter. …

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Fact or Friction

vanishingpirates June 7, 2020

Pete’s eyelids fluttered open. Barry, sitting in a chair, swam in and out of focus, “Where am I?” “Under observation in the County General until you get shipped off to the county jail.” “Any particular reason?” “You made the paper. …

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The Raid on Pan’s Palace

vanishingpirates May 27, 2020

Pete chucked away his surname years ago, never carried a wallet, didn’t own a telephone, television, or radio and never read the newspaper. He cooked on a camp stove, slept on an army cot and aired his clothes in the …

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Divinity in Odd Numbers

vanishingpirates May 17, 2020

Clarence Bartholomew Whistleblower was born an odd number. Growing up, though not to a great height, in Nebraska he lagged behind the spindly legged goggle eyed Poindexters who were always chosen last on game day. Clarence was never chosen at …

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