Kid Stuff
by Tom Sheehan
An unknown gunman was back-shooting townfolk, and the sheriff had no clues. He warned his twelve-year-old son to be extra careful but, at that age, what kid was ever carefull enough?

Train to Nowhere
by Brady Aebersold
A cynical passenger mulls over the causes and effects trains have on civilization and nature while waiting for the chance to rob it.

Take My Gun, Sheriff
by Ralph S. Souders
A young cowboy traveling through Colorado resists a couple of bandits trying to rob him, but soon realizes that the thieves are following closely behind. He rides into Millington hoping to find safety—but can the sheriff protect him?

A Cedar Point Reminiscence
by James Lee Proctor
It's 1861, and the talk of civil war between the states has led to action. General Sam Houston is with his wife and young daughter at their retreat on the Texas Gulf Coast. With his life of battlefield heroics and political wrangling nearly played out to its end, Houston reflects on his legacy.

The Strategy of the Game
by Dawn DeBraal
Sam Hill and Cal Prentiss were once best friends until Cal moved his cattle fence to steal water from Sam's stream. This started a riff between two friends. Sam, an avid Chess player, wants to put Cal in his place and uses chess tactics to win the battle of wills between the two former friends.

The Cornbread Controversy
by R. K. Olson
Cornbread and Apaches persuade a Union and Confederate soldier to work together to find a way out of a predicament they find themselves in while crossing a New Mexico desert.

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