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    Brother Ezra
    Brother Ezra
    Brother Ezra
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    Brother Ezra

    By Nelson Lynch

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    The sheriff investigates the town bum, now Brother Ezra, who has found God and speaks in tongues. The town is evenly divided. One half thinks he is a healer and the greatest thing to happen in their town. The other half thinks he is a drunken rapist and should be run out of town on a rail. The sheriff is in a quandary. He needs the votes of both sides.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNelson Lynch
    Release dateJun 27, 2011
    ISBN9781465958884
    Brother Ezra
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    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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      Brother Ezra - Nelson Lynch

      Brother Ezra

      Nelson Lynch

      Published by Hogskull Press at Smashwords

      Copyright 2011

      ISBN: 978-1-4659-5888-4

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      Sheriff Abel watched the squad car careen into the parking lot. The car slid to a stop, throwing up a cloud of dust and barely missing the sheriff’s new four-wheel-drive pick-up. He grimaced slightly thinking what a few stones from the parking lot would do to his beautiful white paint job.

      Deputy Baker snatched open the door and literally jumped into the sheriff’s office. Guess what happened this morning. Baker didn’t wait for a comment. Tom Henry got religion.

      Who cares? He pointed out the window. Do you realize you nearly hit my brand new truck? Your passenger side mirror is only a few inches away from my driver’s side mirror. He walked over to the window. I can’t even open the door and get into my truck.

      Baker shook his head. No, no, Tom really got religion. He was at this Revival Meeting ---.

      The sheriff held his hand out to stop Baker. Tom Henry? Do you mean that old guy who wanders around looking for handouts? If it’s him, he needs religion. He’s drunk half the time and the rest of the time he’s exposing himself to women. He paused for a few seconds. I thought he was in jail.

      Baker shook his head. The judge let him out. None of the women wanted to press charges since when he flashed them, he still had his underwear on.

      For once I agree with the judge. Anybody that dumb shouldn’t be in jail. He should be in the home for the mentally retarded. Sheriff Abel walked back to his desk and sat down, putting

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