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The Pit
A Short Story by Brendan Lyons
Cold Sands, New Mexico, 1878.
Hank is dead. He left behind no family to mourn him and no money to bury him. His fate is a common one in Cold Sands. People come seeking gold, land, or maybe just freedom. Instead, they find hunger, weariness, and death. But there is no Potter’s field in Cold Sands. No corner of the graveyard is reserved for the poor.
There is only the pit.
Cold Sands, New Mexico, 1878.
Hank is dead. He left behind no family to mourn him and no money to bury him. His fate is a common one in Cold Sands. People come seeking gold, land, or maybe just freedom. Instead, they find hunger, weariness, and death. But there is no Potter’s field in Cold Sands. No corner of the graveyard is reserved for the poor.
There is only the pit.
Kindle Edition
Published April 28, 2025
About the author
Brendan Lyons
45 books11 followersBrendan's love affair with writing started at a very young age. His earliest series, the original crayon and pencil versions of Nukular Wars in Space (originally entitled Nukular Wars in Spac, the 'e' was added later) sprouted from his early love of science fiction.
Ever the creative type, Brendan found what opportunities he could to put his ideas on paper. Choosing creative options on assignments, jotting down poetry, and making up songs with his friends, Brendan laid the groundwork for what would become his true passion.
Though he had attempted on multiple occasions to begin a novel-length work, he never found the inspiration to stick with it until his freshman year of college. While walking through the snow on an empty field on the Villanova University campus, he conceived the beginnings of The Traveler. The first two installments from the series (The Book of Iden) are available now with parts 3 and 4 in the edit stage.
Oh, and he didn't write 'They Loved Him to Death.' Goodreads has ignored his messages about that.
Ever the creative type, Brendan found what opportunities he could to put his ideas on paper. Choosing creative options on assignments, jotting down poetry, and making up songs with his friends, Brendan laid the groundwork for what would become his true passion.
Though he had attempted on multiple occasions to begin a novel-length work, he never found the inspiration to stick with it until his freshman year of college. While walking through the snow on an empty field on the Villanova University campus, he conceived the beginnings of The Traveler. The first two installments from the series (The Book of Iden) are available now with parts 3 and 4 in the edit stage.
Oh, and he didn't write 'They Loved Him to Death.' Goodreads has ignored his messages about that.
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June 1, 2025
This is a fantastic western story grounded in an ethical dilemma. The author does a great job getting the reader into the characters' minds and making the reader feel they know them well in a short span of pages. It's hard to say much about the plot without spoilers, but it touches on life, death, what we owe to those we've wronged and how we atone for our mistakes. Despite a few typos here and there, the prose and dialogue are both very well written.
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