A Kid Named Adult
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Last published Sat, May 30, 2020
1940s Louisiana. Detective Eldan Goodman. 14 years is a long time to be in the force, by anyone's standard but to him? It feels like he started yesterday. A man of integrity, confidence. He knows what's in the past can't be altered, but he always wonders, 'Have I done more harm than good?' The past can't be altered, but it can always catch up to him. He's a man of flesh but eventually, even flesh begins to stink after a while...
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