Keeping the Peace
Break of dawn, early A.M.
Brandy was out and about again.
Needed to bring the bodies in.
Shot the second before
Putting it in the wagon.
No way the Sheriff would believe
She'd overpowered him.
Bear was like 5x her size.
She'll just add it to her pile of lies.
Whatever gets the job done.
She thought to herself
Well, this should be fun.
She rolled into town,
Up to the jail and hopped down.
Buck looked surprised to see her.
She could tell by his frown.
"I've come to collect.
You can go check.
Two bounties wanted dead or alive."
"I see you chose dead."
Brandy grinned, " Only because
I prefer to stay alive."
The words came from inside the door.
A smirk on Billy's face he wore.
"Well, well if it's not Brandy Vine.
What brings you to my neck of the woods,
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Busted Gulch Volume 12
AdventureA stranger has come to Busted Gulch hoping to exploit the town. Will he succeed or will his past stand in his way. Come read Busted Gulch vol 12 a Western story told by a collaboration of authors and poets from around the globe in poetry and prose...