Stories from a HARD PLACE

Oct 04 2022
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In the dark where two dusty back roads cross a black car sits waiting. The man inside will make a deal he has many times before and will again. He is known in these parts as The Judge. Folk go to him when they have a powerful need, a want that can’t be satisfied any other way. Some are too young to know better, others are desperate and still others just pain stupid. His price is high and many never believe they will have to pay it but the bill comes due eventually. There is no escape. No lead pill that can free you. Once struck the deal is all that remains.

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Chapters 76 and 77 Season 3

Oct 04 2022 20 mins  
“You can’t beat me. You can’t win. You don’t have what it takes,” The Judge said as he looked down at Jacob.

Chapters 72, 73, 74 and 75 Season 3

Sep 20 2022 23 mins  
An hour past the Ol’ Scratch tavern on 11, Jacob, Brian and Clyde turned off the main road onto a two-wheel trail that threaded itself through the trees opening onto a farmyard.

Chapters 66, 67, 68, 69, 70 and 71 Season 3

Aug 30 2022 25 mins  
It was quiet but filled with hope.

Chapters 60, 61, 62, 63, 64 and 65 Season 3

Aug 09 2022 26 mins  
By 6 p.m. John had worked himself into a frantic state. He was shaking and sweating.

Chapters 55, 56, 57, 58 and 59 Season 3

Jul 21 2022 24 mins  
Mary Lou watched as she shook The Judge’s hand.

Chapter 50, 51, 52, 53 and 54 Season 3

Jul 05 2022 26 mins  
Wincing again, he thought of the song that had forced its way out of him yesterday. He tried to play it, but it would not come.

Chapter 44, 45, 46, 47, 48 and 49 Season 3

Jun 14 2022 21 mins  
He kicked the heap of useless timber, then picked it up and flung it across the room. It slammed into the framed photo of his icon, Robert Johnson. It crashed to the floor—bits of glass and wood scattering everywhere.

Chapters 41, 42, and 43 Season 3

Jun 02 2022 19 mins  
Once, the lonely house had been painted light green and white, but now much of the paint was peeled, flaked off, revealing weathered grey boards. Some windows still held glass, reflecting a washed-out and colourless sky.

Chapter 36, 37, 38, 39 and 40 Season 3

May 17 2022 17 mins  
He walked alone down a dirt road on a quiet, moonless night. He came to a sign he could not read. It pointed back to the way he had come.

Chapter 33, 34 and 35 Season 3

May 05 2022 22 mins  
He sighed. It had been a long day, and there was always more to do. His mind wasn’t on the farm, though. The past few days, he had thought about Billy a lot. It wasn’t fair.