Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

The Curse of Satan's Collar
The Curse of Satan's Collar
The Curse of Satan's Collar
Ebook687 pages10 hours

The Curse of Satan's Collar

Rating: 0 out of 5 stars

()

Read preview

About this ebook

He was big . . . the biggest of the litter . . . big enough to wrestle bears, and he did, two, maybe more; but he killed many. When he woke up in that black inky night he couldn’t see, thought he was blind, and had a massive hangover from his Daddy’s Cherry Jump moonshine. A buzzard had died in his mouth and with it came rotten dog breath. A headache like someone had hit him with a pole axe made him feel like he was dead, dead as four-o’clock. And did he smell! Wow! His torn bib overalls were soaked in sour mash. Other than not knowing where he was, he still thought he was alright, and that too was a problem. Was there any hope or any salvation? Luckily, he had been weather hardened by war. He stood up and he tired to walk, but ran into something. It knocked him down. When he fell, he heard something rattle. It was a trace chain attached to a leather dog collar around his neck. But in the inky dark he couldn’t see his hand in front of him. He got up again and found the trace chain wrapped around a tree, and locked. Shocked, he screamed out, “Goddamn! I’m chained to a tree,” then screamed louder, “They have chained me to a tree like a wild cur dog!” Now mad as hornet with his stinger busted, he felt around and found something else about the tree. This time he screamed even louder, “Son of a bitch! It’s my goddamn tree! Who in the hell would chain me to my own tree?” He sat back down against the family tree stunned, and then realized; “It’s got to be my . . . family. Chained me like a goddamn cur dog to a tree. But which one of them would have the nerve to do this . . . to ME?” Then he realized it could be only one person. He stood up and screamed, “Mama! Then he fell down again, pounded the ground, cried like his heart tore out. He got up off the ground, went into a wild-man’s rage then fainted with exhaustion. Then he got sick, tried to walk, but threw up all over himself. And the chain snatched him back and down into his vomit; it was all over him like those bugs. He pounded the ground with his fist, wondering how in the world he had gotten here and where he was. Again and again, he got up. Each time he tried to walk in another direction, but the chain snatched him off his feet and back down on the ground and into his rotten vomit. It didn’t matter what direction he walked. Finally exhausted, he couldn’t get back on his feet. Still he kept asking himself, “Where in the hell am I, and who in the hell put this collar on me?” All night he shouted and wallowed in his vomit like an itchy, old, fat hog taking a bath in new mud. He heard no one come in the dark, silent, black night. Thank God! His vomit smell finally ran the goddamn bugs off his body and away.


AUTHOR REVIEWS

"Another one of the best of the best; has an eye for writing more good novels. Just Great! What can a person do when they read a story like this one? You have the knack for telling stories from the Blue Ridge Mountains. Just keep it up and I’ll keep looking for another book."
-Hyway94, Everywhere, USA-

"I like the back-story (flash back) that leads in. Very well written and has great flow about something I know nothing about."
- Isle of Travey, Auckland 1172 New Zealand-

"Another highly written book, written in your unique style, and I loved the antics in this one. You are so gifted to have such a unique spelling ability."
-rivki1111, USA-

"This is the very best chapter (#54) of your novel. Of course, I am so glad the villain got his come up-ins. Dredd reminded me of one of my ex-husbands. You’ve got a great book here."
-Oatmeal (Camille Whitman), USA-

"You have a talent for realistic character, engaging dialogs
LanguageEnglish
PublisherXlibris US
Release dateApr 29, 2008
ISBN9781469101224
The Curse of Satan's Collar
Author

John W. Miller

John W. Miller was born and grew up in Memphis Tennessee. Following service in the U.S. Marine Corps he graduated from the University Of Tennessee School Of Dentistry. In addition to the practice of General Dentistry he became a Professional Custom Golf Club maker. In 1998 the GCA awarded him as Custom Clubmaker of the Year in the Southern Region. In 1999 the PCS awarded him as Atlantic Regional Custom Clubmaker of the Year. He makes his home in Nashville, Tennessee with his wife, Joan Seigenthaler-Miller.

Related to The Curse of Satan's Collar

Related ebooks

Science Fiction For You

View More

Related articles

Reviews for The Curse of Satan's Collar

Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings

0 ratings0 reviews

What did you think?

Tap to rate

Review must be at least 10 words

    Book preview

    The Curse of Satan's Collar - John W. Miller

    t0bbook_preview_excerpt.html}ْ#DZdsl$3TqBh E6]E\\ G'o̧KqHQd%Ƿ?]l|U⧏7~n~\1]tsu{o߼xv_+.o޼E?vv7_}5]WUUھb,޵>tCnaWŲm:e]Wq]]1trc9(W,X^[W j!q]6bkv% yѪszZa(ۦ臶 (߯+C^rصPcW}dM2XZ&[[[ šr:ʌd]X UXŞ#zFAEIUF=:\yMej۱ >KmUhVܖ_0FLoUIʳ1e0 cʢGNM+Xe |СC򐽌DwX}u9=ȍklq5~9]Ǫׁjwoˈ,eTBP,,^.l"vC8xtpYT|o_}We' `?]p8\ڕ+o?_:kw_%v6{s+sehe-E=Itč7oE|M B(Bf M_n{)T_=qǻoCD=ұ!U^|9QTtBVmhkL) C*pы؉zޅS!+"Gіj늾mEd=EߗܕoC UO5n#q yբsa2s\EW7k&?tQoS.ç7>>)!pģП˻C 2z,3TpaҼ,7P'dPòܑD)ES>^ M*tBFoۮQ9^H.<酼2n+1vYն"]\~jO?D1@pOP 'zqNn\?׿ @SZHX\-|rf H\J86 !͝^$ͦ3|^] '⪎ͿJ=+?'$= +b+q~mF!DO]Kn~Ph/sQ8Boev:!Ph](Ů)nV;Or 0^U-Vu( %Xw9R= Q5L*ߏS;$"`q鏲My+.9;%oEߎՅ8qQGe f;WLfETe y).A^ݮoAMjjj`^ Ak(t/(%-Osa FDi #n\m.5ˠh5ԄL$:ý/ZyB/^6Ǽ)_,Pq#_A [e3ll˯zxsqolOvpec\o][c=R"FvGD|VPB(mqE<"7ejQ'$QoWRR"wWB˵vl+>xACaa_DD[n[[}<^*7ɰ/tzT,o7YJf.^Eebqbŷ47UVpN.<(s |} x\h}*Z:8ND ˳HpǦl@?xM>V+T8\be/mC9g)Gmò8cW>ܗ_>!HJ+/X&΃T|Y߈^r]AVA'#-\,1TѸ.X5BuI)[s'DHĿ_~) s)&"l)@j C +QZ$^ Y"ecVY^BV8WǕTԦw):Z6^.JNYEF',C/k#NB:.a VYEA˰FC1_m&(Wr;&v21)KZdke/N!C <-_1aWV*5zZzKԍG _q VBcGb8/_'oK bT逹yRc"z]yWMt(}/&h&,b~?C[@IPGƠMr| &xS; M) lkaPƦ@Ew"D.\hYߔf|xDNbCer{fWi-A[d{Qf( ^eC ՋB|NYT)~"4"U{ez a]ζw] l˜9 652b-Ե D Ls_ &-wpKn=vb C[[KtQ\Ai_WLT,* "Gػ⡅A%߃&4)|C*`tpIBaM@-.y=ՕQiN,%<mr6mՊԺ,Onf$:D=jL({LQd6\eġn^"|=BīSOYҖC@uh5I_h̛(MO v Ve{L5P_kzWY-<#Pd0Ϯx!l&{߉kء4*}3feH_FwZTE,3" +4F@+G,+f/S|aljK0QO~Q(^5 o)B][yߕ7&E#"Wz ſ1tN5Q2T닝 y ]c'|f:23@*[Uk|͠LilDaۨ`"4>ɽ.sXͧ 3l=&F bB4w^7^ջ'| -z@cTYF MbsY.boEVɭ+Yuuؒc=i,fj=ٔmUܤA|/B,"AYB imӶ`UBŋJ,ybJk׺$TV{H$kE݋|@҈21Bo sćH>>]V(jj VmiA\07zA@UӸ.Fe 'loH@{Kn,9+lNb=)-ڪ_X^%+&Zr`d$UN wk-f.֘p0 쏅qdGJPspРMlfnumX\(6604|8eu;.3:"dgJq 8fưѿ+ۢnvy#P6@~3V2f+'MRyelj7z+(^ > I&\X+a%$HIC}hn/'VG3 L*n-lC×_,4,^[qBdD\\7V7RuQ 7Z-8,xI[8./Xq>*!t]5Jvkb yvmI&L{,[zl<@dk0[WHɿ Y$I3ivAysA]i_2Q|3z(&C٠ztb߀=.֗Ɵ Z#B? cl#񭈰u`@^rFA4qОIzϕ0I2*ыf۫ :[),so(LYxiTG %|; gfzr%``<\NLqJ#K3E\u;^ERֽ HށBb +EAژRH6qCWX;LBkJSe("^kv2:[; || /fwo{"ԆOmyf, n(TXܛVᆟiݖVord5Z"%{=ޥKk>xONP I_$Yq^/h*_r>1(!xdgV=@#i_PP ŗtƖz&Eg!tvZ)uv΋$s!7"ZTm KYi?10.cg0u#cℕK pѻ~ߣ'0'\uF棡Tj2tt8D]3U햁:285w4]n!Z}WZ}P`?҂$cLGF13(% +{Rjuժ*mx8 CZuTF2h>-l9}h̔//o)*e\?;AF"b+9 %Iw:huׯ0[V/!XǕq2_*k,J/򠐬䞎8)'Sf88^oݙϟ} JP:L@3B^s ;"*%"f0xl8ፔ>K+CheNLo+V*C?UO|Q} {mCz>7dt6[(a3F,n+Z(p0E䖻XՃ'7{3jmϴ VொV7eDxf/\nA&W(8 |Q$ }fلiKw.RbŢ Y32ptu6;HAT"rOS1"G>%'O,jܰФ-I&_-<2[AUl R-S{}T]b*y ' nG-T/ϗԻ X5U9ua,>'CI]{`Jܠdd+*nՙb"t :z9;62"cDgޢTW?#_Lu R)7 "e*5a @uJ1M^] {\փⰋOS3yu TN8YDY(_7dkXm,Sôrh ߉gDσ0lPa[~_ mwEA+o*.eq%Y|3:j:w]]G^e'^?8 ,el,}d"hWxiT7CزuIhLnA46PTϘuS|?NM~yFK?nZ%R|h$D#lb D-3R?< obזT>0Lz/.22TdSmiLWqnAaJVT]w[ D,?RSs^ MԈ)0:2&BcPvF۹9]9 ĞP`"*0WARr='*UBf1K.2sR973$zؒvh' x 03hqi J pXa y3MVyM.4sGB tX&j(d$^ ΄j7¬4ـ OR6\]BQ젼)sM|3ةj#hǺ4]=>5PUMFbٕ@l-֐3߸p\h\MQ .rĹQCϏP||E\.4pbLe(}3s۩cm{ ooP[OIZDojjEFPp!Eci-_ (Y< q|5p#bHع$QIolhH<Ln(d(fW_c/T-%2Lk)TnPݔJDba}@k6a=4%jT)=tS nXg t, Q'+ik)Fw6X尘m#0L#kkdZj5 H?\؅CxWж>W^ "Õ >tv1I$7Um_f5Gr6` ,C i!>c6$Q]n",&7iKיHkO)kVue҅JA^}72DG7fdq "ڶF2v\J[d6w!t$I_e8Bխq], {EnF%l,ܛɂ1%cK]*Ÿ4ۋsCw-b VtU1Zg'2Q˓xNhwL\Y͆<($&> J)8fNz=pԽ"/Ŧk3Dmce[(7X/,)YsfئQ/VP{~'ѓPVm $UU2w3&awy:O&o488B,KSP^R6liTUUܳ`@؆di+EӦ4PJC+,B2Q# %0C6Ѕllz.T$5ޤԌ2>Xhx%&f{KЩUGh/OIt;+ ʾtWRzp ')%T2d-7!ZmE_߯[!cuo0S*#FE m+'(SIW&(A0V=&'`QOohlDO< 4Xs'~^1Q %dpGP@AaU Ê &l{o,)UԬt39$LТeo 0LN X2/"e+_ u/%X>EyY-9 A*ZL?-bJrz^r:--b? ̢+Yyv ߳9JNQ*1e=ZPe(j͢x~H)kHvz5-9/vǃwCʢKϴ¤v{^.u1e?ڇCbⴌ2j/<U9nƾD'vZ 6PjzU@kd?Y<`Lb"yփҋ*bEkYpԲ|Lf-eT m@^BAarEU S .U`-;S _L!7|R=Ie7Xv]nȲ8jjUP+!९pg -^Y3F4ez TT Ssx`ͣK6J].K-7V4d6CiV?5Z;eAb̵TX,SI>oNf-Cp0×2:r^aͤ}~JBl[V36氰ݗJ#]#鴟^,4icx_"Qա5_GѪJZ4uu7 d640krZ;u@1w@85GƢhxO+)[mqV9-Qܢxfy)zS;HWQo<˶ބ t+mлa$HPs+TZL^v(}Y;tS\RRG,Z*1"yމr#`"PDf@BjadrE_/<7*x}GJ']nzcm yG7_XqK1BK _ o a5+|tgN$DYV=dy.`qOaNu.ā}f(s;iI*2A ɣHpв$:7^Cz MnfSA:}'b\eӎ[9do PpǪay DY3 qD#3QS':2.RBcNI`[=c=K~"ek}4 1Ħ%&͊wNW\sʈyHOePuaG]?3Ԣj~$ʽnhD1?s|`:I/#%}Ɗɮ`޹dq}A-w7GpEh.%t2.¢s 6d%g$ EG \w5-۰vc*>1h_yݪ~x%?:O7+dU‘mJt|VcDE !'&wCW\N6o=i< ϠY0E^3V%*0Т /yQTZ(ƌ{ؿ c\H>>KnbZ1 P-O " F&BRq)OnԘ@ѵ)bY2?a0iCo,}tm3FBA+BY3vhcjٶHғX՘MK-hT ,g5i\v*@AbŦ=4[^W>v֍n*k; jJϫ1Bh, QT4/~6e;h*b ^oR?͍OUehdz/c'Ŕ%3%ym3!H܋ck 6!%0 KbϚ.T(eH۾G$AhjkJ n8@fUI}͹Ё'n٬;L  fe5U^k3(iL[\#a-ŕEçnaLy-RI4V}:}#>3ʋ%Ѕey[,HDu*Թiu2AQEjVժ&%PN&h?6vaV*DtH\큓]n|.IiieP6A=U bkf<.jDԤՌI`Ԡ:@}h%qsz#JDsW_c-1߲WYZExUb8$Zs/&T<h#5MB!UpL22 ? o~h_7[L\ӎ$l|'X\%(/RUmYjhPVGY fN ]:&zaRcLRCuW""YXA?^s/1ǀjU;tc` -]b`9 b7 PVM֗ڤ.7zQ侉WJ$V ?8%ę ThX! @^l7kLF ҈0K_w謱J(v' o6B5rE3R6l#7FCQt"fj%#09O̺'d@&i%&!ag1wz,Ny .sP[3mOU 9h9w]FlN: #IF́ mvNX::0NA(h۵wrYIߩXlB⊖_ƾlǍ d&"g^))o7x(50S|H#ϊ7c 9(0}5BtPR Qk-#5mS)-ee]3GiZ O x+֓h^MV܇}[rmVv唩Xކ`jC/]kz6n|l#U6ɮ֋uCCnC >L)_gu\+uʺK^鼛/Zhz _ NV{"l4M RٛQ[JsϧNղ& h_Bw8bf4!W, 5#as~X\F6 ڢRv3$̵p&=5* )_k萑}i$s1d|IȘ3]umߟiF#:EG9V^X[Ǻ=ٔrWKcy>Ƅ(\*O5jHG:v)>6,ԭYgJvrYJ{x*x^Rtq`C!jc2aB4"7hr3A5cL%eYO7ɹabGW_Κ0KuSei +I:tl(#r Xy\d/0Q|3iA? tZȬA ߋEf!mm/ +)Xwc9@9 L/~|HkQj *J-F6 ʞĉqJﵴ>N0f!ߘ5ke'Y)~J*Wi*hM&H\Jis=db"uS?8T#~Ƃ`Ǥ8g9ݳA K+V0vdw1ЩB~-z(Pf9M ZSelLF|.X) 'c3SUnG@?H q`(6EJ5NgӞL:6~uoGi *;D3LS!'yL26l\3Ȫ_ڥ-_͸}@3u?Q80@!.ךhQj VdQ>|7C#emmPL,YdcA`q7?sX7Saida3^L!Txd~Lys -S`Dy cNJWUv0Bb@of`nnU74\BNd`I7 q:+Wv@4c#{8el8Ok{&wj*c1>vŕUy^A02K7Y̓8[ ם~ ҜhV6ԪBC;۰̞(C+h3˺dxQMD1r9L,`aM1iLBW Z<2dl,8%/Uk*6 :"z'qOa kg{VzVO (IYLĻj?B<[.iCrB ]gM(ݍv*s]ϲ{I԰ܘ]wqv@)4/X>;ąBkx*o°p^Z' 5(`mȸ[-kT$֬NRjfot>O MO'bރh B TaiVXO7XDѓiVwVJ?6.J}Jh-7ݧKwfJ*N uS,? !57c<+F+0nn<ڻI9eFYo(CDPh ax!0 {-Κs!u1C;HZWBcz\]e~o9ϼg y.y^2G~(u62c!TڈڔK)k{fEWt N%$qm<76| LT6M{d 8tU}7%pFjl}nS g[YR<1r@f^X6 WYY(X6yB؍ WI&bԈ]Vd6ގk;`-ㆹ Ku8L55|ۺ;*|m*LJ3㽬 pggaz`w,Q̶*_ 5*]_a(*si~ :u^) ,[4X>r@Bk-z2-G["_yVp`RL'>v6"j4];1C]=)NQNZy<-Ƽ>9R6 ,WR d #v,֢8ZM鎙#BQef(;% Đ8Bu+Mi57fwk\iI* sSm"IfluIT8NԳD|7jϟtσlf: 1oVSkv?eEs^#be3f`gIIlTڹ46"q:Z`?|JAX2ښ (pk?6MM+İmԴBx xZ$͇2ĮAg'{7`Ѵj)OgMB~oLJڙ$Eh7SoR/ ôխtP;Pŝtwg k`c+X( ,2 5+B @Q McE&%\ -4O5; /,;;b̃T [mP)씼[pf]t(ǒ293/L `yy{=n,gmNwfw?x]XoIavUD4tgRQ'6XĦI3A"͢ʎԤqw{=IuSs{KiWG/!`Dq?EZ =h,5Nrq*L+1]X/׳e?!cqiG'?/j[V6Lha-%0+ V9!dpv&!p qNUTa]vQ]+]8Tpއ:!]6;+Dl/q6\%/y 5GvYV*xJ:ra\hVqo&8} X.*ʃO ddXOg[P3Ԧ9jVk_ˣk+4sDal'*9ܐ?jRsCkܗg75nLF Uf)h5#tzޱv99j&/7~AX3Gjyړjrm3Ӥڷ8\{PNy#f:;{tQ뭤k0q19 hdRw qZ5Xpy̓FT?;%TF l%&^wZ X lcw|ԮWL8GZ5ڷ,L3KYhq.ORp&lWƃi0v}IiP[? iDyRPNH{>q!`[Cof:7BV& zO%gzZZe֯؁#bz/|"ڷvỳ:sY5)~to#YEis:sν9SM:ȇ^Naj¶$Rсj\^9AM0O'&vz>KhVf-·GQY%zL+҇|Hғ51H4)sT q}mEWy3n/LEIsHmک@ya6R>",D{u2ϞgsVmJ>奭=/%oL2;lJǼv|kuՑ3K4E6 b5Jy=D|NyPb)|ST܃0̵{C iMTi$YhX9>X%MgrD5O8s-(b[\n 7G L)G4XڽPۅg& Zи@$]RWlI!T5 {]~s~"5&.[+#nRZ`G,koA|)ҏmGY\A7yms3ٖK>bYh3*vis2Zg#p}jxlUvA2Y&lvxP+Dt:?'7ݳVOUeu:Xֈݚ)u/dR"M5E(Fx>TWFegdaCuFzFo4d4kDm|'~&h1bJDޛ͐[o=KκB;b- <DQ"֡&nه}*yz ̷;ыvBVI bRPR$#kL5SxKeZYvR7:L;?2gxȴMfGR"LώQؽMo[y|ޕ~r^}G=uɒvN}:-rXw:y`ː6ᤧ*A!ޅz&.~bx-8OlQQ}аfZ#2x(¡{$a<[n4?i T: X(nV{j{VAvˢ@SFg\}lk5؟ cZQ bZ䢓H6ܕ2mt )"x/*U͈yF0cw#ʣ&M&d^Rt {`RX~s~%G6 |/Bn` t'i9C^="2Qi( U,YQ;-8i{rt,2A]F .uzx9|@މd-"d7yu&t%طW^ <Fg8 vz/) ]N(TN%imW՝ae$c~0`e i5/Y2So]Bys =>4r`{kVZr)Egߝ{hvƶ"^fzzw-]]f7k2o.DWD}g^M4V;vVŠ|+ZGIkLA"Np@G:u 0Wv[Yh݋Z\]2fG2' 7)ۅZ`[4Q/i {*&9sV*T.n~I6'U)kkZ{1t$ݘɍKɟyCHfM/:Y>R }HW
    Enjoying the preview?
    Page 1 of 1