Category: Literary Writings

A Leaving   When he called, the investigator from the District Attorney’s office gave Wayne directions to a small private mortuary. He found it just off the coastal highway in San Simeon. The investigator met him in the parking lot and led him to a side door. The investigator stayed outside as Wayne walked into […]

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Bog Men   “Good place?”   “Sure. River right over there by the big rocks. Soft ground. You can bet it’s fertile too. Lots of worms and such.”   Lenny looked at the giant rocks. They rested half in the riverbed but still towered up over the running water. His partner watched his eyes examine […]

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This is a Short Story called Fighting Boys.  It is from a book of Short Stories I penned and which has the working title of “The Old Stone Bridge and Other Stories”  Enjoy -Phil Cline Fighting Boys   “He is just too rowdy, plays too hard, he could be violent.”   “He’s a boy,” the […]

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  “Well, Hospice it is.”   “No other way?”   “They’ve tried everything.”   “Maybe there’s a chance somewhere else. Mexico maybe? India? A procedure no one else has tried yet. There’s always a chance.”   “Not always.” The younger man knew he had no reason to be optimistic. He had already accepted the inevitable. […]

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