Almost no one would describe Stan Turner as artistic.
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Category Archives: The County
Seems like a quiet, rural community, where strange things are happening. Maybe it’s under the surface, or maybe it’s something that everybody sees as normal because it’s been going on for as long as anyone can remember. The County is a place that could belong to an older time, or maybe it just seems like it should, because things just move a little slower out there.
Day 129 – The Locked Room Mystery
“I know every one of you had a motive to kill rich, old Mr. Hughpatrick, and what’s more, you each had opportunity!”
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Day 113 – The Gunman
I wondered if his hands were as delicate as their coverings, but the fact that he didn’t touch it said he knew how to sling that shiny revolver. Continue reading
Day 106 – The Fishin’ Trip
“Pappy called me the other week, asked me to carry him over to the Walmarts. Old coonhound cain’t see but a foot in front of his face no more, bless his heart…” Continue reading
Day 94 – The Coke Bottle Boys
“Well, hello, folks. Back in Picaktoo they call us the Coke Bottle Boys. We’re gonna play a few songs for you tonight, if that’s alright with you.” Continue reading
Day 54 – The Defender
Mr. Lightning once snatched the head from a rattlesnake’s body before it could even attempt to strike. Mr. Lightning struck a track with his foot, and it bent so badly that the next train derailed. Continue reading
Day 53 – The Veteran
But he’d smile at you under his lopsided mustache, and you couldn’t help but pat him on the shoulder of his moth eaten coat and buy him a sandwich and something to drink. Continue reading
Day 45 – The Monkey Mailman
No sooner had he pried a corner open than a monkey flew out, screaming as he leapt about the room, trailing fur and filth. Continue reading
Day 41 – The Taxidermy Fad
Mme. Beaurenoise quickly thereafter demanded her household staff not dispose of the bodies of any pests they found, rather taking them to the taxidermist, so that he could prepare them to be displayed on her own headwear. Continue reading
Day 33 – The Gaming Season
Dunk tanks for charity were very popular, although to give it that Honeybrache touch, oftentimes the tanks would be filled with fish that bit or an electric eel. Continue reading
