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    Dragon Bones a Fantastic Tale: Gold Rush Story
    Dragon Bones a Fantastic Tale: Gold Rush Story
    Dragon Bones a Fantastic Tale: Gold Rush Story
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    Dragon Bones a Fantastic Tale: Gold Rush Story

    By Kate Rauner

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    Two brothers find misery in California's Gold Rush until a Chinese doctor promises them riches. They should have asked, at what price?

    A short story by Kate Rauner, a reader's choice Best Scifi Writer at Ooorahs! webzine. Set in California's Trinity Mountains, this short story of 5,400 words is perfect for a break during your busy day.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKate Rauner
    Release dateFeb 5, 2019
    ISBN9780463417898
    Dragon Bones a Fantastic Tale: Gold Rush Story
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    Kate Rauner

    Kate Rauner, Hanover, New Mexico, USAA science fiction writer, poet, firefighter, and engineer on the way to becoming an eccentric old woman.I write science fiction novels and science-inspired poetry, and serve as a volunteer firefighter. I'm also a retired environmental engineer and Cold War Warrior (honestly, that's what Congress called us) because I worked in America's nuclear weapons complex. Now living on the edge of the southwest's Gila National Forest with my husband, cats, llamas, and dog, I'm well on my way to achieving my life-goal of becoming an eccentric old woman.Find more and contact me at https://kateraunerauthor.wordpress.com/

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      Dragon Bones

      a Fantastic Tale

      Kate Rauner

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      Dragon Bones

      We trudged into Weaverville, defeated men. The Gold Rush of Forty-Nine once made prospectors rich, but we were years too late. Miners' disease was all we found in California, leaving us weak and tired, with joints that ached continuously.

      My brother and I turned off the Main Street boardwalk and down a dusty alley. A structure of rough planks bore Oriental characters and a red lamp, but also a sign reading meals 5 cents. My stomach rumbled despite my apprehension.

      I eyed the Chinese chophouse warily. Can't we eat in a hotel? Samuel, as the older brother, held our money. He'd returned the remnants of our grubstake to the General Store, and the clerk kept back money to settle our debt, so I knew we'd received little enough.

      Best save most of this for travel. He jiggled the coins in his pocket.

      Is there enough to reach home?

      No. We can make it to San Francisco. I hear they're mustering men down there--troops to hold the New Mexico Territory.

      I'd never wanted to be a soldier, but that might be our only option. Better than starving, and a first step on a journey home. But it didn't help today.

      Samuel gave my shoulder an encouraging squeeze and led the way inside.

      The front room seemed safe enough. Rough, gnarled men leaned against the bar, but none so much as glanced at us.

      We paid the barkeeper two nickels and received bowls of cornmeal mush,

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