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Tag: Melissa Mansfield

The Bright Lights Burn

On March 4, 2015March 4, 2015 By wastedpilgrimIn FictionLeave a comment

SEVEN YEARS IF IT’S A DAY The walk down to the mailbox wasn’t far, but it was hilly. The right knee, operated on so long ago, was wearing out again, and there wasn’t a damn thing Riley Mansfield could do about it. He now understood what was meant by the term “trick knee.” One morning, …

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Melissa, Under Water

On February 24, 2015February 24, 2015 By wastedpilgrimIn FictionLeave a comment

This is the fifth part of a short story which takes up the story of Riley Mansfield, seven years after the events described in my first novel, The Audacity of Dope. In order, the first four episodes are entitled, “Seven Years If It’s a Day,” “Like Old Times,” “High in La-La Land,” and “Far, Far …

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