Bridie

In the mid-1800's, a group of Pennsylvania coal miners were convicted and executed for crimes they may not have committed. They were known as the Molly Maguires. This story, though, is about the women who knew and loved them and swore to avenge their wrongful deaths.

Chapter 1
Mary Clare McAllister lay Black-Eyed Susans on her husband’s grave. Today was shimmering – a bit of a surprise for O ...

Chapter 2
“Git up. Git up, Sean Francis McCann!” Bridie said.Her voice was low but sharp as a hand pick. She shook her brother ...

Chapter 3
Bridie was not done with Sean, but she’d have to wait to give him apiece. The man in what was once their parents’ be ...

Chapter 4
“I swear by Jehovah, I could walk faster than this. Gee, gee up, Rosie!” Mary said.She clucked hard trying to coax R ...

Chapter 5
Bridie handed the child over to Sarah’s mother, who stood with a soft towel that had been warmed against her skin. The new ...

Chapter 6
Michael McCann stood at the bottom of the stairs at the back of Creary’s Place looking up at a man as broad as an oak tree ...

Chapter 7: This MIGHT be the beginning
Chapter 7? Don’t know exactly where this fits. The Heat Leads Them To Do SomethingIt was hot, an oppressive heat settled o ...

Chapter 8: First rough draft
Bridie and her Mother - First draft of chapterBridie was First Child, First Daughter. Those whom they buried before they could s ...

Chapter 9: Rough draft: Michael in the Woods
First draft. Not sure the order of this chapter but posting it now. Appreciate comments, thanks!They cleared the path not long a ...

Chapter 10
“Michael, you shite,” Bridie mumbled, picking up clothes thrown on the bedroom floor. She was gathering what she cou ...

Bridie

In the mid-1800's, a group of Pennsylvania coal miners were convicted and executed for crimes they may not have committed. They were known as the Molly Maguires. This story, though, is about the women who knew and loved them and swore to avenge their wrongful deaths.