Table of Contents - (spoilers) read part 160 The rescue and return of Bristlehump’s two remaining whores was well received by the community. It was still early morning, so the freight yard was full of teamsters when Choke led them and his people right by on the way back to town. Choke and Peep rode … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 161 →

Table of Contents - (spoilers) read part 159 It was the morning after Peep and Pinch had tracked down and killed the ex-corporal Butters, the Outfit man that had gutshot Choke in Spitzer fort. Peep, Choke, Knuckle, and Corporal Dom were heading back to the cabin where Peep had left Pinch overnight with the women … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 160 →

Table of Contents - (spoilers) read part 158 Peep and Pinch crept around the little spring-fed pool in the forest under the teamster cabin’s hunting blind. Somewhere above them was the cabin, although they had yet to see it. Pinch led the way, his hunting bow out in front of him with an arrow notched. … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 159 →

Table of Contents - (spoilers) read part 157 Peep and Pinch crept down the trail heading south off the crest of South Hill following the tracks of the murderer and his horse. After about a hundred meters they reached a point where the bush opened up a bit and they could observe the trail on … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 158 →

Table of Contents - (spoilers) read part 155 Walking back to town from the freight yard, Choke sent Hardmod and Rabbit out in front so that he, Peep, and Pinch could have a private word together. “If someone took Henri out, there’s one less thing for us to do, anyways,” Peep said. “I suppose that’s … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 156 →

Table of Contents - (spoilers) read part 154 After their uneventful patrol of the start of the Tanglefoot Trail, Peep, Pinch, Dom, Hardmod, and Rabbit came out of the bush on the Bristlenook road heading for the ford at the Crotch to go back into Bristlehump for lunch. The road here hugged the Bristle Creek. … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 155 →

Table of Contents - (spoilers) read part 153 Back in Bristlehump, the men were again hard at clearing the forest away from the palisade. They were making good progress with it. Peep and Choke had to ride almost a hundred meters down the cut line from the north gate to get to the work site. … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 154 →

Table of Contents - (spoilers) read part 152 “Well aint that something!” Peep exclaimed happily to Choke as they walked around the side of the of the Bristlehump church, heading for the front. “Barrelmender might actually be shaping up to be worth a shit!” “It seems so. Hold up,” Choke said, gesturing for Peep to … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 153 →

Table of Contents - (spoilers) read part 151 “I thought you were going to do something about all these filthy cretins cluttering up my church!” Barrelmender snapped at Choke when he and Peep saw him in the church yard the next morning. “Aint a church exactly the kinda place that cretins are meant to be … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 152 →