Tag: through the woods

The Book Man – Part 2

Len Kean July 7, 2020 0 Comments
(This is the second part of The Book Man, to read the first part, press here.) Rue spent Sunday in bed. Twice her mother roused her enough to get some soup into her, but exhaustion soon stole the girl away again. Monday morning, Rue awoke from a sound and dreamless sleep to find her mother standing over her. Cool hand pressed to the girl's forehead, her mother wondered aloud about her daughter's...

The Book Man – Part 1

Len Kean June 23, 2020 0 Comments
Joe Snopes swung the Bookmobile through the church parking lot, careful not to circle too close to the line of children and adults who waited impatiently on the sidewalk. Already, ten people stood holding last week's treasure's ready to trade them in for a new batch. Joe waited until he had passed them to pull a face. A few more years and he could retire. If he survived that long without...