The Stand

(by Bill Blood) It was a grey, dreary day, and thunderheads were gathering on the horizon. Charlie could see his neighbor's cows grazing in the pasture in the distance as he sat and drank hot, black coffee. He had tried to sleep last night, but sleep had eluded him. When he was done with his …

Charlie’s Bear

(by Bill Blood) Charlie was the only one left now. All of his hunting buddies from the police force had passed away over the years. They were all retired cops from Anchorage Alaska. Charlie still made the hunt each year, if nothing else for the memories that he and his buddies made in this little …