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    Happy Wednesday: Haunted Coal Ridge, #13
    Happy Wednesday: Haunted Coal Ridge, #13
    Happy Wednesday: Haunted Coal Ridge, #13
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    Happy Wednesday: Haunted Coal Ridge, #13

    By Chuck Sperati

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    A series of intertwined supernatural stories that will make you wonder where the darkness ends and the light begins. All small towns keep secrets, but in Coal Ridge when the secret gets out, it begins to feed…again.

    Story 13: "Happy Wednesday"

    Valentine's Day is a festival of romantic love filled with gifts of cards, flowers, and presents. For most, it's celebrated with romantic meals, chocolates, and red roses.

    Melissa hates Valentine's Day, but even though they had to trudge into work, Jason wants to show her how special it can be. The problem is, in Coal Ridge this Valentine's Day comes with cold, snow, and a soul devouring monster.

    Now Chief Carabelli has quite the situation on his hands. Something bad went down and he has questions, but the answers he's getting just aren't adding up.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWriting Distracted
    Release dateFeb 10, 2019
    ISBN9781646390304
    Happy Wednesday: Haunted Coal Ridge, #13
    Author

    Chuck Sperati

    Among other things, I'm a writer--with some published experience--whose been mostly quiet for the past few decades, mostly because I let life get in the way. I've long had a creative outlet at the gaming table and recently found another when I started building a website. With this new outlet also came inspiration. Right now I'm working primarily on a series of short stories that has received some very positive feedback, so I'm sharing. If you enjoy anything I've written, check out my website at https://www.chucksperati.com, where you can find more things that have crawled out of my imagination.

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      Happy Wednesday - Chuck Sperati

      Dedication

      Coal Ridge is based on Ohio's Finest Village. It was a great place to grow up and continues to be a remarkable community to which I enjoy returning to see friends and family. For those who live there, take a moment, look around, and be wary of the shadows.

      Preface

      A series of intertwined short stories that will make you wonder where the darkness ends and the light begins. All small towns keep secrets, but in Coal Ridge when the secret gets out, it begins to feed...again.

      Set in a small, somewhat geographically secluded town in the Midwest, the blue-collar people of Coal Ridge are friendly and laid back, enjoying block parties, gossip, and the simple joys that come with being a close-knit community. Because everyone knows everyone else, secrets are hard to keep, but some are so well hidden that they've been forgotten.

      These short stories explore a supernatural awakening that will test the bonds of family and community.

      Happy Wednesday

      Chief Carabelli opened the door to the interrogation room. Taking his hat off, he offered a small smile to the lone occupant, a woman named Melissa Henderson with whom he'd worked in the Coal Ridge admin building for the past couple of months. Sitting down across from her, he took a deep breath and let it out slowly.

      Pushing her lips together to make a tight line, she crossed her arms over her chest and waited.

      I know this is not comfortable Melissa, but quite frankly this room isn't supposed to be comfortable. Light reflected off the greased back midnight black hair atop his head, almost hiding the gray steaks. I've read the statement you made, and I have some problems with it. Her brow dipped to turn her expression into a scowl. Setting his hands on the table between them, he continued. I need you to tell me what really happened?

      I didn't do anything wrong.

      The Chief cocked his head to the side. We work together, and family ties run deep in this town. She scoffed at that; he continued. My goal here is to keep you out of trouble, but to do that I need to know what really happened. The only reason he was in here

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