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    Don't Come Around Here No More - A Tale Of Sardis County: Tales Of Sardis County, #1
    Don't Come Around Here No More - A Tale Of Sardis County: Tales Of Sardis County, #1
    Don't Come Around Here No More - A Tale Of Sardis County: Tales Of Sardis County, #1
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    Don't Come Around Here No More - A Tale Of Sardis County: Tales Of Sardis County, #1

    By T. M. Bilderback

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    In this story from T. M. Bilderback, a new place is introduced:  Sardis County.

    Sardis County is a unique place, with colorful characters, and down-home attitudes.  The county seat of Sardis County is the town of Perry, and it has all the usual things a small town can offer.  A high school, town square, police station, and shops are all part of Perry, and the Sardis County Chamber Of Commerce has come up with a slogan:  "Sardis County – Where YOU Make The Magic!"

    But, there's something different about Sardis County.  Something based in real magic…and it's located in an old man's basement.  Three high school seniors are about to confront something they never expected:  An open doorway to Hell.

    And Hell is coming to visit Sardis County.

    Heed the warning: Don't Come Around Here No More, the first story in the series Tales Of Sardis County!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSardis County Sentinel Press
    Release dateMar 20, 2019
    ISBN9781950470273
    Don't Come Around Here No More - A Tale Of Sardis County: Tales Of Sardis County, #1
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    T. M. Bilderback

    T.M. Bilderback es un ex-comentarista de radio con un gran número de ideas para historias en su cabeza, muchas basadas en canciones clásicas. El autor actualmente reside en Tennessee y escribe febrilmente para lidiar con estas ideas en la forma de libros, antes de salir corriendo por la calle.

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      Don't Come Around Here No More - A Tale Of Sardis County - T. M. Bilderback

      Copyright 2013 by T. M. Bilderback

      Ebook Cover design by Christi L. Bilderback

      All rights reserved. No part of this novel may be copied or reprinted without

      express permission of the author.

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      Don’t Come Around Here No More

      About The Author

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      Other Works By T. M. Bilderback

      I don’t give a rat’s ass what you’re lookin’ for! shouted the skinny, grizzled old man.  Don’t come around here no more!

      The old man was dressed in patched, faded jeans, a stained, white button-up shirt, and an old tattered black vest.  His hair was gray, long, and unkempt.  He hadn’t shaved in several days, and age spots gave him a dirty appearance.  Thick, round spectacles on his face gave his eyes an owlish look.  He stood on the sagging front porch of his deteriorating home, having just climbed from his faded rocking chair.  What little paint remained on the wooden siding was peeling, pieces of the porch roof were dangling, and the house was missing a shingle here and there.  Trees surrounded the house on both sides and the back of the four acre lot, giving the house the feeling of a tattered cabin in the backwoods, instead of a domicile on a southern city street.  The front of the house had a rickety wooden picket fence along the sidewalk, with an unlatched gate at the center.  The yard was as scraggly and unkempt as its owner.

      The objects of the old man’s anger stood at the gate, not believing what the old man was saying to them.

      The three high school seniors, Terry Patterson, Clay Bowman, and Joni Ragsdale, were a team, and had been given a social studies assignment as their final exam grade.  Each team of three seniors were given an address of someone in the small town’s city limits that appeared to need repair and upkeep, with the idea that those who are needy should be helped by those that are able.  The school would provide materials, the students would provide labor, and Mr. Hendrix’s observation would provide the addresses for each team of three.  There were eight teams, and each team had three months to complete the assignment, at absolutely no cost to the homeowner.

      No one anticipated that a homeowner would turn down free home improvement, but that’s what this grizzled old man was apparently doing.

      Joni, the sweet-talker of the group, tried to explain.  But, sir, it won’t cost you a dime!  All we want to do is fix up your house!  It’s for our senior social studies project!

      The old man waved a fist at them.  I told you, I don’t give a rat’s ass what you want!  Don’t come around here no more!

      The young people looked around at each other and shrugged.  They had no choice – they had to leave.  Clay had driven over, so they got back into his car and drove away.  The old man watched them as they left.

      Well, that was weird, said Clay.

      I never expected anybody to turn down free work, said Joni.

      Terry still was shaking his head.  I bet Mr. Hendrix never expected this.

      Hey, do you think that guy didn’t believe us? asked Joni

      Clay laughed.  With a trunk so loaded down with paint, rollers, boards, and other stuff that it won’t even close?  You’re kidding, right?

      Maybe he thought we stole it, Joni replied.

      "Whatever he thought, let’s go back to school to tell Mr. Hendrix.  Maybe

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