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Where can you go in southern California that isn’t a long drive? Residents have made up their minds to adapt. That’s what Jenna Bern did on her long drive to Mira Loma. She listened to her beloved yacht rock and enjoyed the scenery.When she stopped for gas, she noticed an SUV parked in front of her with a bumper sticker that read “LIONHEART WINERY—Life is too short to drink bad wine”. She raised her right hand and gave the slogan a crisp salute. She saw a white-haired woman walking toward the SUV. Their eyes met. “Hi. I see your sticker,” sa...
Submitted to Contest #272
People agreed, it was wise to watch your back around Jarvis Turner. He was the kind of man who could stab you in the back just as easy as picking a grape off the vines along Horse Creek Road. Eventually, word got around about his shady business dealings and folks kept their distance from him. Before the stories spread, he had duped, bamboozled, and cheated his way across three counties around the turn of the century.He scammed his way west from the big muddy river, leaving a trail of debt and heartache like the locals had never seen. He used...
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