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Among the Willows & Other Strange Tales
Six tales of the strange and supernatural, all set in the American Old West. Characters stumble upon things better left undiscovered, find new beginnings, tragic ends, and in some cases redemption.
In That Dog Won’t Hunt, a local sheriff deals with the consequences of one of someone making a Faustian deal to make a small town strike it rich in the gold rush.
In Before the Mountain Was Born, two men scouting for a railroad company uncover something beneath the mountain that would have been better left buried.
It Never Misses explores themes of greed and violence when a man realizes he’s in possession of a gun that can’t miss.
In a story equal parts spooky and sentimental, The Messenger tells the tale of a man awaiting a hanging being visited by the ghost of a wrongly accused man.
Hooves tells the story of a poker game where all Hell breaks loose.
Things get noneuchlidian in, Among the Willows, when a posse of outlaws and a young woman looking to start her life over find themselves in a forest where the laws of time and space don’t seem to matter.
In That Dog Won’t Hunt, a local sheriff deals with the consequences of one of someone making a Faustian deal to make a small town strike it rich in the gold rush.
In Before the Mountain Was Born, two men scouting for a railroad company uncover something beneath the mountain that would have been better left buried.
It Never Misses explores themes of greed and violence when a man realizes he’s in possession of a gun that can’t miss.
In a story equal parts spooky and sentimental, The Messenger tells the tale of a man awaiting a hanging being visited by the ghost of a wrongly accused man.
Hooves tells the story of a poker game where all Hell breaks loose.
Things get noneuchlidian in, Among the Willows, when a posse of outlaws and a young woman looking to start her life over find themselves in a forest where the laws of time and space don’t seem to matter.
230 pages, Paperback
Published August 6, 2022
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About the author
John Opalenik
6 books17 followersJohn Opalenik is the author of three novellas and a collection of short stories, The Primeval series, The Blue Beneath the Mountain, and Among the Willows and Other Strange Tales. He is an active member of the HOWL Society and a former member of the International Thriller Writers and the Horror Writers Association.
He currently lives in Connecticut with his wife, Amanda, and their dog, Zoey.
Web:www.johnopalenik.com
Instagram:www.instagram.com/johnopalenik/
Twitter:@opalenik_john
He currently lives in Connecticut with his wife, Amanda, and their dog, Zoey.
Web:www.johnopalenik.com
Instagram:www.instagram.com/johnopalenik/
Twitter:@opalenik_john
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January 11, 2023
John Opalenik really paints a picture with his writing. I felt like I was there in each story watching it unfold!
September 3, 2024
Ghosts, devilish deals, and high-sierra strangeness in these six stories of the Old West.
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