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"A collection of 10 short stories by Angelo State University English Professor Terry Dalrymple has been published by Panther Creek Press under the title "Salvation and Other Stories. The character-driven stories range from the comic to the somber as Dalrymple explores the vagaries of human relationships at various ages and in a variety of settings. From the title story "Salvation" about a gas station attendant who turns to God to help him win a woman...
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From his intelligent 11-year-old's perspective, Jim Jones relates--wrenchingly and unforgettably--several months of his Texan family's transient existence during the early '50s. We witness the exchanges between him and his older, protective brother, and the premature death of his sister. Deserted by their abusive, alcoholic father, the brothers and their mother spend a relatively peaceful interlude with relatives. On the verge of independence, the...
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1947. An enigmatic man driving a fine Lincoln convertible and accompanied by a beautiful blonde comes to a small West Texas town. Ostensibly, his purpose is to get into a poker game that had been going at the infamous Weilbach Hotel. But as the story unfolds, it becomes apparent that he has a darker motive, one that centers on a sinister local banker named Clifton Robillard. Aided by an old-time hood named Chicken Little, the protagonist maneuvers...
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