Backfill

by Jess Butcher

BACKFILL (Lexington Avenue Express - Short Fiction)

"That's Buck Rutherford operating the excavator, I drive the dump truck, the rest of the help is temporary," the foreman shouts over the din of diesel engine clatter.

Rutherford won't glance toward the visitor. The operator's eyes are dark, his gaze steady, perhaps too steady on the load suspended beneath the mechanical arm he so deftly controls. His unyielding concentration serves as a barrier between him and the young police officer, a barrier Rutherford has learned to use for protection.

21 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 11, 2011

About the author

JESS Butcher is the author of three Mike Bishop novels, SUN DOG, SIDEWINDER REQUIEM, and MULESHOE. In addition, Butcher has published FINAL THOUGHTS and 17, short fiction anthologies that feature titles from his Lexington Avenue Express series.

All of Butcher's titles are available on the Kindle e-Reader; SUN DOG, SIDEWINDER REQUIEM, MULESHOE and FINAL THOUGHTS are also available in Paperback.

Please note: Lexington Avenue Express and Canal Street Station titles are short fiction. These short story titles range from 1,200 to 4,000 words in length.

You may contact Jess Butcher by email at:

jessbutcher.home@gmail.com

www.jessbutcher-author.com.