Dust to Dust, a downloadable story by Sharon Skinner

1,662 words
by Sharon Skinner

Excerpt:
“Cherry shivered in spite of the terrible heat. She recalled how help hadn't come in time to save Molly Caldwell's boys. By the time the sheriff arrived, Heck Caldwell had already killed the last of the livestock and his two youngest sons. Molly'd sent the eldest boy, Jessop, to Cleary's market to call for help. When the sheriff and his men had finally arrived they'd found Molly locked in the cellar with her baby. Molly had told them that Heck had been acting strange for days. “