Echoes From the Campfire

But nature never wavered. If you messed up or just got unlucky, nature would drown you, freeze your blood, or cook you with lightning no matter how you begged or bargained.”                    –John Deacon  (The Provider 2)         “For as the lightning comes from…

The Saga of Miles Forrest

Don’t eavesdrop on others–you may hear your servant laughing at you. For you know how often you yourself have laughed at others.”  –Ecclesiastes 7:21-22 (NLT) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *      The district attorney Luther and I discussed the situation further.  He said five…

Echoes From the Campfire

I suspect everybody wants to have it all when they’re young… Maybe a man shouldn’t have it when he’s young. It robs him of something, giving him all he can have when he’s too young to know what he’s got.”                    –Louis L’Amour  (The Man From the…

Coffee Percs

She crossed the room from the wood stove and held out a steaming mug in front of her. ‘Here you go, strong enough to lay railroad tracks on its own.’”                      –James Leonard  (The Marshal)   “Ol’ Dan Tucker was a fine ol’ man; he washed…