In the Pines
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Ongoing, First published Nov 24, 2021
Mature
In the late 19th century, a newly wed debutante from a privileged background struggles to adjust to her new life as a homesteader in northern Appalachia. She develops a close friendship with a labor union organizer in the nearby coal town and an even closer relationship with the supernatural forces at work in the woods. As civil unrest and interpersonal turmoil builds to a fever pitch, murder, disappearances, and strange phenomena leave the county sheriff baffled as he tries to put the pieces together. 

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