http://slow.writerscafe.org/skote1972 The original writings of author skote1972 en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776042380 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 Wrote this as an introduction to the book I'm trying to complete final edits on... it's a little dark... and I like it that way! LOL http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/skote1972/883988/ Just a thought on the aftermath of what we do as writers. I have been thinking about writing a story regarding this... but thought it was a cool idea regardless. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/skote1972/881260/ Chapter XLA year in the life of a Bryson CityOutlaw.          I know I’ve been updating a lot of this stuff pretty muchas it happened, but it’s been a while since I made my last entry. 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