STRANGE DOINGS AT ORKNEY FARM . . .
Round a corner of the house it came -- a huge, ungainly form, shambling along on its four oddly-curved, paddle-like limbs. A deep-voiced growl could be heard rumbling in its throat.
The moon's silvered beams were shining full upon it, when of a suddenty the monster reared up onto its haunches and stood a while observing us.
"We must have our revenge!" sang out Stroppy, who of the lads appeared the more inebriated. "For the Foud's sake, have a taste o' this, ye brute!"
In a fit of courage he drew an object from his pocket and hurled it at the beast -- a large, well-aimed object, which sailed like a shot from his hand and struck the looming giant square in the face . . .
A TANGLE IN SLOPS
T H E N E W W E S T E R N L I G H T S B O O K
by Jeffrey E. Barlough
A Gresham & Doyle Trade Paperback ISBN 978-0-9787634-2-8 365 pages / $14.95 US
Also included in this new volume is Ebenezer Crackernut -- the delightful tale of a very bad squirrel, and the author's first Western Lights story for children.
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ACCLAIM FOR JEFFREY E. BARLOUGH AND THE WESTERN LIGHTS SERIES
"Barlough has created a fictional setting that I would gladly visit time and again, populated as it is by characters that feel like impeccably mannered old friends with ripping yarns to tell." -- Purple Pens
"Continues to add an element of civilized creepiness to his vividly imagined world." -- Library Journal
"A truly unique reading experience." -- The Agony Column
"A masterful story-teller, weaving wonderful plots and dark secrets." -- SF Revu
Featured image: Detail from Moonlight Walk (oil on canvas) by John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836-93). (Private collection / The Bridgeman Art Library)
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