by E. F. S. Byrne John bumped into a stranger, his head falling onto her shoulder. She shrugged him off. The rattle of carriages filled his ears, swamped his mind, blotted out memories, thoughts, imagination, leaving him with the ceaseless rumble of lives shuttling from one station to the next, squeezing in and out of electronic doorways, minding gaps, diving Read More
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Top 5 Gun Duels
You know the setting: high noon, a dusty street in America’s wild west, two men facing each other across an empty downtown. While tumbleweeds rustle past, the men draw pistols and fire, quicker than lightning. When the smoke clears, onlookers declare the victor the fastest draw in the west. They declare the loser simply dead. So go the classic gun Read More
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The dusty street has gone quiet, but Phaneuf knows the fight isn’t over. Only five bodies litter the sidewalk boards, the street, and the saloon’s balcony. Five bodies, when she knows that six outlaws make up Cleef’s band. There’s one more gunslinger. Glancing around, Phaneuf sees no one else and decides it’s safe to reload. She flips her gun open and Read More