Eight to the Bar

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Thursday, April 10, 2008

Birdsong -10- Virtues of the Hunt

The house always has the edge... Birdsong 10. Virtues of the Hunt by Joyce Melton Nolan didn't stop at the Olde Hiway 60 Deli and Mini-Mart in what passed for downtown La Cadena but instead took the underpass to the other side of the freeway and cruised up Malagua Drive toward the casino and hotel.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Birdsong -9- Mutt and Fetch

"...just nosing around like a couple ol' hounds..." Birdsong 9. Mutt and Fetch by Joyce Melton Deputy Sheriff Matthew "Mutt" Barker loved the desert. He loved cactus and other vegetation that fought back. He liked animals that could live on nothing and each other. He liked sand and brown hills. He... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, April 7, 2008

Birdsong -8- Tumbleweed Tourist

"About as dangerous as a tiger in a schoolbus..." Birdsong 8. Tumbleweed Tourist by Joyce Melton Birdsong made another stop, at a drugstore in San Bernardino, to buy rubber gloves, plastic bags and dog treats. Connie had told him about the dog. "Tracey says he's the cutest little guy but when I ask... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, April 5, 2008

Birdsong -7- Pyramid

Life as a heap of stones... Birdsong 7. Pyramid by Joyce Melton The back bedroom of the Worth home smelled. It smelled of unwashed bodies and unlaundered clothes. It smelled of sex. Tracey had tried to hurry things and Nolan had taught her a lesson. He left her sobbing on the bed while he went into... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, April 4, 2008

Birdsong -6- Takes One to Know

"If either of us had a gun in our hand..." Birdsong 6. Takes One to Know by Joyce Melton A camper of the sort that slides into the bed of a pick-up truck sat on blocks behind the derelict office building of an abandoned gas station. A six-foot-high chain link fence surrounded the property but... Sign in to see full entry.

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Stories, poems, songs, jokes, recipes and musings by Joyce Melton. The title comes from music, the boogie-woogie style of jazz has eight beats to the bar. It's fast and intense. I'm going to try to blog daily for awhile and see if people are interested in my stuff.

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