July, 2021

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Issue #142


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Back Alley
by Drew Davis
Sheriff Granger is determined to find the killer who left the body of a stranger outside the rear door of the Dusty Diamond saloon—despite the disinterest or deceptions of the cowhands, barmaids, and saloonkeeper involved.

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Chasing Sundown
by Alexander J. Richardson
When his late pa's horse is stolen, Clyde Daniels and his brothers put together a posse to get it back. But things take a turn when they discover who the horse thief is—and learn that not everyone in their posse can be depended on.

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Full Flight from Yuma
by Tom Sheehan
Life after an escape from prison can often be as torturous as cell life, unless certain changes are made in more than behavior.

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Huckleberry Pie
by Devin Beggs
Owen McGregor sits in jail, set to be hanged the following morning. Young Deputy Matthias is standing guard with his rifle, eager to prove himself in the sheriff's absence, when Ma McGregor arrives with her son's last meal. But the deputy was given one instruction: no visitors.

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Jade
by Ginger Strivelli
What do you do when you strike gold but your gold mine is haunted? You go to the saloon, of course.

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Ren of Tree Hill
by John T Morgan
A young boy, brutally separated from his family and home, returns at the cusp of manhood hoping to take back his home and his loved ones.

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