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    Dust and Worms
    Dust and Worms
    Dust and Worms
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    Dust and Worms

    By Daniel R. Robichaud

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    The bank job went bad, and only five of the six members of that wild bunch of robbers managed to ride out of town. Cold-hearted Clance and his men are wounded and on the run, fleeing the federales that already claimed one of his men's lives. As they race deeper into the wilderness, they soon discover they are prey to an enemy more relentless than any bounty hunter. An unusual evil rides this trail of dust and worms . . .

    Writing from the heart of Texas, it was only a matter of time before Daniel R. Robichaud tried his hand at a weird western. The result is a powerful mix of atmosphere and terror, a gruesome exploration of the dark side of frontier life and the transgressors who ride outside the lines of law and order.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTwice Told Tales II
    Release dateAug 12, 2014
    ISBN9781310398292
    Dust and Worms
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    Daniel R. Robichaud

    Daniel R. Robichaud has lived in southeastern Michigan, central Massachusetts and southern Texas. He is a Rhysling Award nominated poet and the author of over one hundred stories, articles and poems, which have appeared in such markets as Shroud Magazine, Rogue Worlds, Goblin Fruit, Rage of the Behemoth, Green Prints, and WritersWeekly. Daniel holds degrees in both Physics and English, and his career path has reflected these passions. In addition to his numerous writing opportunities, he has been an Igor For Hire (aka a freelance research engineer), a substitute teacher, an automation engineer, and a neurophysiology lab manager. Daniel enjoys entertaining people with his words and stories. If you enjoy a good read, why not try one of his works? You might just love them.

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      Dust and Worms - Daniel R. Robichaud

      Dust and Worms

      A Weird Western Story

      By: Daniel R. Robichaud

      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental. The publisher does not have any control over and does not assume any responsibility for author or third-party websites or their content.

      Fiction © 2014 by Daniel R. Robichaud

      Edited by Trista K. Robichaud

      Cover Design © 2014 by Twice Told Tales, includes art © Tyler Olson | Dreamstime.com

      Smashwords Edition

      Published by Twice Told Tales

      All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, scanned, or distributed in any printed or electronic form without permission. Please do not participate in or encourage piracy of copyrighted materials in violation of the author's rights. Purchase only authorized editions.

      If you have any questions, please contact the publisher at daniel.robichaud@gmail.com.

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      We were riding as fast as the damn horses could go. Surprisingly quick, when you take into account how tuckered out the animals really were...

      Behind us twirled a cloudy trail of grit and road dust. The wind whipped those clouds into baby twisters, which danced like blood hungry demons. Yeah, there was a sanguine trail too, though you would have to squint to see it. The Law had trackers that made a living on squinting, so we rode hard and fast.

      Six of us had ridden into town, cold cash on our minds, cold steel at our sides and hungry fingers itching for either.

      Five of us rode out like lightening, gunning for our lives

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