Preston Pyle

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“Prodigal Sons” by Preston Pyle

Submitted to Contest #284

I’d known the Guilfoyle clan near thirty years. They’d been in Corceadus about that long, but since the grandsire never saw people or went without drink, it wasn’t until Beverly, his missus, started stepping out on her own that she made our acquaintance. We're at the Bramble Batch eating tacos on Wednesdays.It started innocently enough. We could tell from her feet she'd be amenable to joining our happy group. But posterity and pride, a rare abundance in this town, prevented her joining until Lila was able to pry out a mutual interest in arbo...

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WARNING: Sentences often carry an implicit rhythm that mimics the cadence of tense, introspective thought.