Ok, it's time to share another passage that I find to be remarkably well written.
This selection comes from "Warlock" by Oakley Hall who, incidentally, passed away in 2008. Warlock is about a rough-and-tumble town in the Old West, but also evokes McCarthyism (it was published in 1958).
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"Hush now, Tom," Jessie whispered, smiling down at the dying man. "You mustn't try to talk, the doctor says. It is time you tried to sleep."
Cassady's pale tongue appeared, to swipe at pale, dry lips. He closed his eyes. In the lamplight spilled water shone like jewels in his beard.
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This selection comes from "Warlock" by Oakley Hall who, incidentally, passed away in 2008. Warlock is about a rough-and-tumble town in the Old West, but also evokes McCarthyism (it was published in 1958).
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"Hush now, Tom," Jessie whispered, smiling down at the dying man. "You mustn't try to talk, the doctor says. It is time you tried to sleep."
Cassady's pale tongue appeared, to swipe at pale, dry lips. He closed his eyes. In the lamplight spilled water shone like jewels in his beard.
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it always happens and i end up fuckin it up.... because thats just how i am