This is the start of what could be termed as a family affair. The wife and I batted around a few ideas for a story at least three years ago after observing a car filled to the rim with papers and assorted trash sitting in the Allen, Texas library parking lot. Our story stayed in the background for quite some time, waiting for the proper idea to get the story out of this initial chapter and out of the parking lot.

Four months ago, I started sketching out the remainder of the story and have been back to it ever since. As a teaser, there’s a lot more to Chester than meets the eye, as well as a certain amount of skullduggery going on in my little town of Magnolia. There’s a slight hint of that skullduggery in today’s opening chapter.

Next week, I will start reading The Secret of Possum Hollow… a darker tale, again, taking place in Fuller County, Ohio.

During the meanwhilst,  I hope you enjoy this week’s feature chapter…

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