The Devil's Slow Farewell
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Last published Mon, Sep 20, 2021
Our story is set in Arizona during a dark time.
On a dark and foreboding night on a peaceful homestead, a cow herder watches as his family is murdered by a band of notorious outlaws. They leave him with a belly full of lead and an overwhelming sense of desperation when a stranger with sinister intent arrives. On the verge of death, the broken cow herder makes a deal in order to exact his revenge on those who ravaged and murdered his family. But is revenge really the answer? Can he turn his back on the devil and find peace?
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