Bus Driver Man

By Duncan Ralston

"The world don't favor heroes."

School bus driver Mr. McAllister plays it straight, but when one of his kids gets in trouble with a bully by standing up for the bus chaperon, he takes matters into his own hands, devising a plan to rid the students of the worst kid in school for good.

This NOVELETTE is included in the collection Video Nasties.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Duncan Ralston
• Release date: Sep 16, 2018
• ISBN: 9781386071945

Duncan Ralston

"Author of the cult smash-hit Woom and Ghostland and more than 15 other books that aren't the cult smash-hit Woom or Ghostland. His debut collection was blurbed positively by the legendary Jack Ketchum. In 10 years of publishing, Duncan Ralston hasn't won or been nominated for sh*t outside of screenwriting awards, and is definitely not bitter about it. For 7 FREE dark fiction short stories/novellas including the prequel to GHOSTLAND, ""The Moving House,"" signed copies of Woom, bookplates and merch, please visit www.duncanralston.com."

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BUS DRIVER MAN

A Dark Pines Story

Duncan Ralston

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These stories are works of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

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Also by Duncan Ralston

Gristle & Bone (collection)

Salvage (novel)

Wildfire (novella)

Woom (novella)

Where the Monsters Live (novella)

The Method (novel)

Video Nasties (collection)

Ebenezer (novella)

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BUS DRIVER MAN

A Dark Pines Story

THE LITTLE SHIT was at it again, and Mr. McAllister figured someone oughta teach him a lesson.

Not me, though, he thought, pulling the big yellow bus away from the curb out front of Josie Stafford's house. Hell if I'm gonna do jail time just so some lunkhead kid gets his just desserts. The world don't favor heroes.

No, Mr. McAllister would play it by the book, like he always did. He always followed bus routes outlined by the School Board, except during roadwork, in which case he'd notify them of any delay longer than ten minutes. He always kept his vehicle clean enough to cook a steak off the rad, and free of hazards, going so far as to file down sharp screw heads on the seats where the shop mechanic had stripped them. Always kept his class B driver's license up to date, and bathed and flossed daily. This last didn't matter so much to the School Board, but Mr. McAllister knew what it was like to sit for half an hour or more in someone else's stench, and so he made sure his breath was minty and his farts smelled like

Reviews for Bus Driver Man

[Anja Henriksen · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Nice little read reminding me of the ol' King novels