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A young man has to learn the hard way about the pitfalls of not paying attention to the law of supply and demand. He is a quick learner, though.

Jerry "Boogie" McCain was one of the last of the old Blues Musicians. He had three ways he could kill you. The best was with that blues harp. You don't want to know about the other two. I was fortunate enough to live in the same town as him and to talk with him just weeks before he died. This is what I know of him, and of his life, death, and funeral. I went to the funeral, and followed him all the way to his last resting place. By doing so I was present when the most important thing about Boogie was made known

Navy Lieutenant G. Palmatier has a small problem: A polar bear. But he's not going to let a little thing like that come between him and the crazy redhead he loves. Especially since he's so drunk he won't feel a thing til after it is all over. Don't try what he tries at home.

"Just a very short memoir... of getting the 'finger'. Again. If you're getting on up there in years and you still haven't had it, come along with me for the practice. It's a barrel of fun... Not."

This short story, "El Espejo de Navidad", is in Spanish. It is about a father, who is having a hard time letting go of his daughter, as she comes to the point, where she no longer believes... in Papa Noel (Santa).

This story is so short, to tell anything about it would be to give away the ending....

When officials come to disinter a noted Civil War figure, they receive an a horrible surprise. The body is still bleeding. From the Mouth. But why. The wife and the gravedigger know. But they are not talking. It is up to the doctor among the group to find out why this could be happening. And he does.

Have you ever been too proud to take someone back who you loved, but who wronged you. I have. This is the story of someone who reminded me of that, because of their own story. It's a train wreck of a truck driver story... Like the break up of all good love gone bad is. It made me want to go "Back to Slidell..." To that moment in time... When it would have been better to forget pride... And forgive.

In Alabama - especially before elections - the choice of shirt can make or break your day. Follow this writer through one day of wearing the "wrong" shirt. Then write him a hate filled email. Why not? This is America. We're all free here to wear what we want and say what we want, without repercussions.... Aren't we?

After finding out her husband is cheating on her, Sunny decides to leave her cares behind and get away for awhile. That doesn't work out for her. A younger man with some "problems" won't leave her alone. Will she give in to him and become a cougar? She's doing her best not to.

I was only 17 - a white kid green as they come - when I first met Walker Brown. Everybody called him "Train-Man Brown" or just "Train-Man". Not Trainman - that was too soft. The emphasis was on "Man". A black man, he had evidently kicked more than a few butts in his lifetime of working in the moving mail cars, and had earned quite of bit of respect along the way. It was assumed he was crazy - but I never believed it, not for a moment. And he was the only one who would help me, as I struggled to do my best on "The Gravy Train".

There are three great truths in the book Moneyball that will help you become more successful in your life.... On Balls Alone shows you what they are and why they are so important to you.

Your daughter is fifteen. You've got to teach her how to drive. But will you survive? Do you remember when you were learning to drive? And that time you learned how determined fishermen are to catch the big one? Two connected stories, "The Driving Lesson" and "The Patience of Fishermen," are written by the author of a top 100 Free for Kindle Story The Killing of Train-Man Brown.

Will Bevis is a writer of short stories, articles, essays, and memoirs. His best-known story is the Top One Hundred Free for Kindle story, "The Killing of Train-Man Brown". He has written over 50 short stories including, "Then Her Wig Fell Off", "Let the Dog Drive", "Blackbird", and many, many others. About this story: The author stumbles across a "mysterious" yard sale where he almost gets his butt kicked by an "alien" geezer. Come along for the ride. Better his butt than yours, right?

This full-length novel grew out of the five-star short story "Blackbird: A Young Boy Meets the Devil For the First Time". It follows the little boy from that first meeting with the devil, all the way through his life...until the surprise end. Meet "Bill the Blackbird" and "Boogie McCain" and a host of other interesting characters.

The author takes on his fellow Southerners who say they are all about "heritage, not hate". He believes the Southern heritage was hate and to a great extent...still is.  

Will Bevis is a prolific writer of short, sometimes controversial "slice of life" stories, articles, essays, and memoirs that make you feel you are right there, experiencing the story as it it happens. 

In fairy tales...the godmother never dies. 

I am the first to admit there are many people who are much better story tellers than I am. for some reason or another, they don't take the time necessary to write their story. Such is the case of a man I met called "Wes". A great storyteller, but one who doesn't write. When I meet someone like him, I usually ask them if I can write the story they told me. Wes gave me permission, and so here is the story of The Head in the Road.

Warning: This memory contains the n word, both in the title and in the body. For that I apologize, but it had to be done for you to realize what it was like back then.... In the year 1949...