Ghosts of Pumpkin Hollow
By Ted Atoka
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A young man befriends a gentleman farmer. And later in life, learns that he has found more than just another nice person. A unique blend of reality and the paranormal, this story may send a tingle up your spine.
Ted Atoka
Ted Atoka lived the first half of his life in Boston, MA. He made a Christmas visit to friends in Oklahoma in 1981, and fell in love with country life. Five weeks after returning home—to a raging snow storm, he packed up and moved to OK. He and his wife live on a piece of land on the side of a dirt road. They share the fresh air with a peacock named Penelope, two dogs, a small herd of deer, and a feral cat.
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Ghosts of Pumpkin Hollow - Ted Atoka
A short story
Ted Atoka
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Huntington House Press
Copyright © 2017 by Ted Atoka
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Dedicated to a man who long ago said, Above all, never stop writing.
[Earl Chessher]
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Hold on to what is good, even if it’s a handful of earth. Hold on to what you believe, even if it’s a tree that stands by itself. Hold on to what you must do, even if it’s a long way from here. Hold on to your life, even if it’s easier to let go. Hold on to my hand, even if someday I’ll be gone away from you..
― Pueblo prayer
CONTENTS
A short story
Pumpkins, etc.
Partnership
A proposition
A day’s work
Rhythmic sounds
The Hollow now
Chapter 1.
Pumpkins, etc.
I can’t see it from the road, but I know for sure that it exists. The land looks flat in all directions, and I know it’s in there somewhere. No matter if I travel east or west, and even if I look as hard as I can, Pumpkin Hollow isn’t visible from the state highway in western Oklahoma.
I’m Wilson Crockett; most folks call me Willie. I’ve lived in these parts all my life, other than when I deployed for Desert Storm. I know most of the folks in the county and quite a few of their dogs and cats too. I come here for pumpkins almost