Katie Carr

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“The Shadows of Hackton” by Katie Carr

Submitted to Contest #117

The birds didn’t go south for the winter. That was the first sign of trouble. Henry could feel something different in the air on that red and hazy afternoon when it was first brought to his attention. He was making his rounds in the fields, as he was hired to do, when he noticed a few of the workers had stopped for a break that was lasting longer than regulation allowed. Henry thought maybe they were just testing him, the new guy in charge. As he approached the group, he noticed genuine concern on the men’s faces. Grimsy, the oldest of the f...

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