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When they left the restaurant several of the men went down to the dock below to look at the boats. Ocean boats had a different look and different equipment than lake boats and they were a good bit bigger. Nolan’s dad saw a sign advertising guided fishing trips and showed it to the others. ItContinue reading “Family Reunion Pt. 4”

When Nolan walked into the room they were staying in, he saw the rollaway bed that had just been dropped off for his sister to sleep in. His parents would get the bed and he was on the couch. So Nolan set his back of clothes next to the couch and heard his mother getContinue reading “Family Reunion Pt. 3”

Nolan and his family set out on the all day drive. He was glad that he’d saved up to buy the little handheld video game system, it made the drive bearable. When they got to the Mississippi coast Nolan caught his first view of the ocean and suddenly didn’t care about his game. Offshore oilContinue reading “Family Reunion Pt. 2”

Summer came along and one of the greatest events of the year was in store for Nolan just a couple of weeks in. Every year his family went to Mississippi to see the extended family. Nolan’s grandmother had like ten brothers and sisters. By the time all their spouses, kids and grandkids came together inContinue reading “Family Reunion Pt. 1”

During the last two weeks of school the kids didn’t do much school work. They had field days and free play and movie days of all kinds. It was the best two weeks of the school year and today several kids were bringing things to play with. It was no surprise to David what hisContinue reading “Initiation Pt. 5”

By bedtime Nolan wasn’t thinking about anything that had happened that day. He was focussed on tomorrow, he was worried. Nolan didn’t want to steal anything or to get in trouble. He didn’t really need revenge against the jerks at the jerk table and the thought of what he had agreed to do Monday madeContinue reading “Initiation Pt. 4”

Charlie decided to go one more step and asked about the business man. Why would there be a hit on a 45 year old, upstanding business man in Memphis? And why would the media say it was race related and gang related without actually having any information about that? DJ saw that Charlie was pickingContinue reading “Initiation Pt. 3”

Sunday morning rolled around and Nolan found himself at the table with his father and DJ. They were once again reading the news and discussing the events of the world. They both seemed to have an understanding news that most people didn’t have. They didn’t just read what was being said, they tried to figureContinue reading “Initiation Pt. 2”

The school year was almost over and Nolan was getting along a little better than he had been at first. He and David got along better since the incident with the football and of course the field trip. Nolan was learning how to deal with David and by next year they might even be friends.Continue reading “Initiation Pt. 1”

The prophet looked around the small crowd as if he were looking for something and then he found it. “Could you stand up ma’am?” he asked a woman. She stood up and he asked her if she was a teacher or did work involving children. She was in fact a teacher and the prophet wasContinue reading “The Missouri Prophets Pt. 3”