The Monster of the Northern New York Woods

By Juan Carlos González Junior

A young woman decides to take her fate into her own hands following a frightening confrontation with her headstrong mother. Armed with her father's silver revolver ("blessed by the light of a thousand full moons"), she heads into the forest to seek help from an unlikely ally...

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Dec 9, 2016
• ISBN: 9781365536427

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The Monster of the Northern New York Woods

The Monster of the Northern New York Woods

By

Juan Carlos González Junior

For Shawn Nolan

I.

We were hardly given respite from a nightmare on our little farm, in early Barron's Atlantic, 1886.

My mother had purchased a property there with the noble intention of settling a farmstead, and, with time, construct a matriarchal house to rival the patriarchies at the southern end of the state. She inherited a mighty estate from my late father, who had partnered with Warburg and Morgan on their early ventures.

She afforded my early schooling until we were given the attention of a man who had studied with my father in early Yorktown, and wanted to freely expand my education by virtue of his affection. This man's name was Silas Larson.

Mr. Larson, on our informing him we were to