Echoes From the Campfire

Just remember to keep your eyes on the trail ahead, and check the back trail every now and then.”                    –Cliff Hudgins  (Viejo and the Lost Child)        β€œThe little foxes are ruining the vineyards. Catch them, for the grapes are all in blossom.”  …

Echoes From the Campfire

Bitter people usually have nothing good to say and brew in their own stew.”                    –Kenneth Pratt  (A Love to Die For)        “Then I realized that my heart was bitter, and I was all torn up inside.”              …

Echoes From the Campfire

But no place is safe when everybody in camp’s sound asleep.”                     –John Benteen  (Fargo)        “But while the bridegroom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept.  And at midnight a cry was heard:  ‘Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him!’”‘…

The Saga of Miles Forrest

When I opened the block door, Mateo was standing there with a wide, toothy grin holding paper and pencil in hand.  “Thought I told you to take a walk,” I barked.      If possible, his grin got bigger and he replied, “I did.  I walked over to the desk to find some paper, figuring…