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    Runaway: Haunted Coal Ridge, #19
    Runaway: Haunted Coal Ridge, #19
    Runaway: Haunted Coal Ridge, #19
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    Runaway: Haunted Coal Ridge, #19

    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 19: "Runaway"

    Jason Greathouse knows a little something about what's going on in Coal Ridge, if only he could get someone to listen. Tammy Watts is willing, but without evidence all she has is a conspiracy barely worthy of rag journalism.

    When Liv Parker goes missing, the police think she's run away, but this skeptical duo decides to see if Jason's soul devouring monster is involved. When they discover that they're not the only ones hunting for it, Tammy's story becomes a lot more news than conspiracy.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWriting Distracted
    Release dateNov 26, 2019
    ISBN9781646390403
    Runaway: Haunted Coal Ridge, #19
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    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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      Book preview

      Runaway - 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.

      Runaway

      Jason, there's nothing here. Having indulged him in these fruitless searches for—at this point she wasn’t even sure what, Tammy Watts had shown a great deal of patience, but now she was done.

      Next to the fence, staring up at the red water tower that dominated the night sky, the heavyset man stood with hands in his pockets. Eyes narrowed and brow furrowed, his gaze worked down the legs to search the ground. I think we need to get inside, by the base of the tower. I got reliable information that this is where they found Mark Ross.

      Nine months ago.

      That doesn't matter. This is one of the hotspots.

      Closing her eyes, Tammy counted backwards from ten to keep herself from saying anything she might regret. Having first met Jason Greathouse at the funeral for her editor and mentor, Ed McKinley, she couldn’t help but feel bad for him. Socially awkward and physically unattractive, he’d stared down at his shoes while talking to her, but it was obvious that Ed’s death hit him hard. They had that in common and when he'd contacted her a week later, talking about it seemed like it might be good for them both.

      In hindsight, it was a mistake.

      Having interviewed a few conspiracists, she should have seen the signs. Their conversation veered quickly, and he’d laid out a compelling argument insisting that her mentor

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