A Black Cat's Rabbit's Foot

By Alexander Hill

“Water from the Well” follows a young boy, Jaylon, on his walk to his first baptism. Jaylon contemplates the nature of being bathed in the holy spirit all the while trying to avoid wetting himself before the congregation. Jaylon must hold back the avalanche brewing in his trousers while throwing away old childish behaviors on his way up the pulpit to manhood.
“You Can’t be Serious” is a story about three criminals, Marcus, Duncan, and Arturo as they get pulled over on the side of a rural highway, The three must cover up drugs, open containers, and a mysterious blue tarp with undisclosed years of incarceration hidden underneath before the local county deputy makes it to their vehicle.
“The Regency” has Elise, a stern motel manager of a failing motel battling the negligence of an elderly guest, Mr. Walter who has outworn his welcome. Elise has to wade through the old man’s recollections and deteriorating condition to ask him to kindly vacate the premises of the once welcoming establishment.
“Duncan in the Storm” follows Duncan, who has no memory of the night that leads him to be duct taped and handcuffed in the back of a police car. Resting beside him is a mysterious painting in the car driven by a not as he seems officer. Duncan must puzzle together what led him to these circumstances before the officer and him reach their inevitable destination.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Alexander Hill
• Release date: Dec 16, 2021
• ISBN: 9781005797652

Alexander Hill

Alexander Hill is a Virginia novelist who writes urban contemporary fiction. He is pursuing a BFA in Creative Writing at Full Sail University. His writing has been published on “This I Believe” and www.TheMixtapekids.com. He is a member of the James River Writers and National Society of Collegiate Scholars. Alexander has a lifelong passion for physical fitness and can usually be found near exhaustion on an elliptical.

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A Black Cat’s Rabbit Foot:

A Collection of Modern Tales

by: Alexander Hill

Copyright by Alexander Hill, 2020

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Table of Contents

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Water from the Well

You Can’t Be Serious

The Regency

Duncan in the Storm

About the Author

Water from the Well

The pastor’s voice sprawls out over the congregation. I feel trapped. Heat circulates through the room, sealed vents. The choir hum, and that is when we all realize God is present at Bethlehem Baptist Church. I’m sat in the Lord’s presence awaiting my baptism into his grace, and the only thing running through my sinful mind is the realization that I’m going to piss myself.

The church service