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    Unfit For Burial: Four Short Stories
    Unfit For Burial: Four Short Stories
    Unfit For Burial: Four Short Stories
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    Unfit For Burial: Four Short Stories

    By Wesley Southard

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    With his father dying in a hospital bed several states away, Tesh Hagman boards a plane of nightmares where not everyone is quite what they seem. "Why the hell is everyone smiling?"

    A woman. A killer. A stairwell.

    Ted is just trying to lose his virginity to Keira, the girlfriend of his dreams, but how is his eagerness viewed from beyond the grave?

    His wife is dying, and Doug Brett is determined to break from prison to see her one last time...even if something unseen is keeping him there. What exactly is Warden Dempson keeping between those walls?

    Four short stories of horror and suspense from up and coming author Wesley Southard.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWesley Southard
    Release dateSep 15, 2014
    ISBN9781311677563
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      Unfit For Burial - Wesley Southard

      Unfit for Burial

      Four Short Stories

      Wesley Southard

      Smashwords Edition

      All stories copyright Wesley Southard

      Susan Scofield - Cover Photo

      Robert Ford - Cover Design

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      Acknowledgements

      Bob and Kelli for the laughs, advice, and smacks in the face when I need them; Susan Scofield for the awesome cover photo; Jacob Haddon for making this chapbook happen; the entire NoCon group for being my east coast family; Jessy Marie Roberts, Kristina Stancil, and Herika R. Raymer and Terrie Leigh Relf for originally publishing these stories; and Katie for putting up with my shit. You deserve a medal.

      Publication History

      With Many Thanks to Newark 2011. First appeared in Big Book of New Short Horror, from Pill Hill Press.

      God Bless You 2011. First appeared in Daily Flash 2012, from Pill Hill Press.

      A Promise Not Kept 2013. First appeared online in Blood Reign Lit Magazine, Issue #1.

      Between Those Walls 2012. First appeared in Cover of Darkness Magazine, June 2012.

      For Katie

      Table of Contents

      With Many Thanks to Newark

      A Promise Not Kept

      God Bless You

      Between Those Walls

      With Many Thanks to Newark

      There was no way in hell he was going to make it.

      The moment Tesh stepped off the plane, his few minutes in Hartsfield-Jackson International instantly became a marathon. He pushed through the crowded gate and made a beeline for the departure monitor, expecting the worst. He got it. With his next gate set at the opposite end of the terminal, he doubted if he’d even have time to see his flight take off without him. But he ran, red-faced and breathless, wanting to scream in frustration, nothing ever going his way—

      Which made the ticket agent’s smile that much worse.

      The moment Tesh rounded the corner toward his gate, the man’s grin leapt out like a flashlight in a dark room. Though few travelers still haunted the area, milling about like restless spirits, the agent’s haughty, shit-eating grin immediately grabbed Tesh’s attention. Fucking creep, he thought. Only a TSA employee could wear such a carefree smirk, while the rest of us get to panic.

      Stop! Tesh screamed. Hold the plane! His body ached as he closed the gap between them.

      The agent, still grinning, slowly shook his head.

      Please wait!

      Tesh nearly collided with the counter, covering the tremendous distance in a matter of seconds. His breaths were quick and harsh, his chest burning. At thirty-nine, he was not the young man he used to be.

      Christ! Tesh gasped. He dropped his bag to the floor. I’m sorry...I know I’m, like, twelve minutes late...but has the plane taken off yet?

      No sir, Mr. Hagman, said the agent. His name tag read: Frank. You made it. We’ve been waiting for you.

      I’m really sorry. My plane...my plane from Newark didn’t land until about two minutes ago...and I had to run like a bat out of Hell to get here. Goddamn snowstorm nearly screwed everything up!

      We understand, the agent nodded, still smiling. These things happen.

      Tesh breathed deep and closed his eyes, fighting the urge to collapse. Considering he had only slept for three hours in the last two days, the floor looked awfully tempting.

      Mr. Hagman? They’re waiting.

      Tesh handed the agent his ticket to be scanned, then grabbed his bag and dashed into the boarding tunnel. Thank you!

      The ticket agent sighed. No...thank you.

      The tunnel didn’t lead directly into the plane as he’d hoped, instead coming out onto the tarmac itself, where the frosty night attacked him head-on. He shivered beneath his leather jacket, and pulled his bag higher over his shoulder.

      In the darkness ahead, the express jet growled to life. The moment his eyes found the plane Tesh froze, and fought the urge to turn and run. His heart pounded, stomach turning corkscrews. It wasn’t until now, as he faced the plane, that he finally understood what he was here for—where he was going. This was

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