Clockwork: a suspense short story

By Randall Allen Dunn

Nothing ever changes in the vanishing town of Aaronton, Illinois. After all the years of running his little shop, Sam Wells can measure every detail of the morning routine like clockwork.
So he notices when something is out of place. Something that smells of danger. But can Sam and his aging friends realize what’s happening before it’s too late to stop it?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Randall Allen Dunn
• Release date: Feb 19, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301982387

Randall Allen Dunn

Randall Allen Dunn was raised on a steady diet of James Bond, Batman, Star Trek and Indiana Jones. His study of stage acting in high school and college helped him learn how to create vivid, compelling characters. He now shares his love of action, adventure and infinite possibilities through novels and short stories, the writing classes he conducts, and his website, Character Entertainment, dedicated to Building Character Through Fiction, at www.CharacterEnt.com. You can find Randall Allen Dunn’s ebooks at Smashwords and wherever online books are sold, and you can follow him on Facebook, Twitter and Goodreads. Please send comments or feedback to: [e-mail]

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Clockwork

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Randall Allen Dunn

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Randall Allen Dunn writes stories of action, adventure, and infinite possibility, as well as suspenseful tales about ordinary people choosing to become heroes.

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Clockwork

You can set your watch to this town. Least, my little corner of it, you can. Not one thing ever changes in Aaronton, Illinois, ‘cept the stoplight. Apart from an occasional visitor passing through town, every minute of every day runs exactly the same, beginning to end. Nothing ever changes.

At 7:59 a.m., I thump open a fresh roll of pennies as the little bell chimes sharply over the front door. I let the coins spill into the final pocket of the cash drawer to finish counting out the register. Seven hundred dollars even, in singles, fives, tens, twenties, and change. Then I turn to grab the steaming mug of coffee without bothering to look at the door. I greet my first customer of the day as I hear him snatch up his morning paper. Morning, Walt. Got it ready for you.

I hand Walt his coffee. He takes it absently in one hand while the other hand lays the newspaper down on my counter. He counts out exact change for the coffee and paper. I glance at it, as a formality, but I can tell by the sound of the coins hitting the counter that it’s the right amount, as always. Walt sure won’t like it