Horizon

By Nelson Lynch

The Oracle lives on Horizon Street. At least that’s what another crook told Dunce and Ed. There was easy money to be had with a minimum of work. All that would be needed were a few threats and a bit of arm-twisting.
The Oracle lived in a dark room at the end of a dead-end alley. She had no intentions of falling for strong-arm methods and giving out money.
This story is the product of an assignment given to the writers of the First Saturday Writers of the Eastern Shore.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Nelson Lynch
• Release date: May 15, 2011
• ISBN: 9781458032836

Nelson Lynch

An Eastern Shore native. A charter member of "The First Saturday Writers." An army vet and retired school teacher. He lives on his farm with his wife Jeanne, Clyde, the Taylorville Hound, three chickens and a marauding fox.

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HORIZON

BY

NELSON LYNCH

Published by Nelson Lynch at Smashwords

Copyright 2011

This story was a writing assignment from the First Saturday writers of

Berlin, Maryland.

The story had to revolve around the word ‘horizon’.

It's down this way. Ed pointed down the street. Just over the horizon. A few more blocks and we'll be there.

Dunce waited as a diesel truck roared by in the same direction. He waved at the smoke and tried to shut his nostrils against the exhaust fumes. I don't see any horizon. All I see are buildings going on forever. I remember reading that the horizon is nine miles away at sea level. He gave the pistol