Nothing much happens
in Fort Davis, Texas or in the surrounding Jeff Davis County. People drift in,
stay awhile, and leave. Ralph MacAfee hadn’t thought of the Cynds—Melvin and
Judith—until he was reminded of them by Jerry Miles over at the local
bookstore. It was only then that Ralph realized he hadn’t seen them in as long
as a couple of years.
Miles tells Ralph
about how Melvin had been looking for an obscene book by J. Frank Dobie and Miles
had come across it. When he went to try to reach Melvin, he could not get ahold
of him. He had been trying several times over a couple of months and never has
been able to get ahold of him. He has also been talking to the local real
estate guy and the property has not been sold.
Ralph MacAfee is
spooked by all of this and decides to go out to the Cynd place up on a mesa
outside of town. The drive out to the mesa about ten miles outside of town is
easy enough, but the drive up the last little bit onto the mesa is quite an
adventure. Being the county coroner means Ralph has a truck with four-wheel
drive to get up and over the abrupt edge of the mesa. What he finds up there
changes everything they in They No Here: A Short Story by
George Wier.
Known for having a
touch of the supernatural in his long running Bill Travis Mystery Series
that began long ago with The Last Call as well as in numerous
short stories, George Wier does in again in this short story. Couple that fact
with his usual ability to create a sense of place in a few quick sentences as
well as conjure up a strong mystery makes it very clear that George Wier is
again weaving his storytelling magic in They No Here: A Short Story. The
result is a fun read that entertains from start to finish.
They No Here: A Short Story
George Wier
Flagstone Books
May 2017
ASIN:
B0719P764J
eBook
16 Pages
$0.99
Material was purchased to read and
review using funds in my Amazon Associate account.
Kevin R. Tipple ©2017
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