Steven Callahan

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“The Reverend” by Steven Callahan

Submitted to Contest #215

The reverend and his family were gunned down in the summer of 1869. A hard rainfall ensured that the reverend, his wife, their daughter, and the parishioners of the Church on the Hill—all save for the caretaker, Missus Claire—stayed in that Sunday morning. The reverend led his family in prayer as they huddled by the candlelight. Lightening flashed and thunder rolled as the door was kicked open. Lightening flashed again. Two men stood silhouetted against the rolling sky. They were sopping wet. The rain smeared lines of dirt and muck down thei...

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