22 YEARS EARLIER

In the early hours of the morning, while it was still dark. A black Cadillac pulled into the Sydney Memorial Hospital car park. Two men wearing long black coats, dark sunglasses, and black hats exited their vehicle and entered the building. No one noticed as they walked through the halls making their way to the maternity ward. Here, they found the night nurse quietly reading a magazine. She lifted her head as the two men passed, but she didn’t see them. A mom...

INTO THE WILD

Harold’s potbelly heaved as he side-glanced the five young men sitting at the bar. “What brings you to Hawkins County?”

“Blackwater.” Larry replied, while he studied the old bartender with a little more than curiosity. “We’re going to hike the Buffalo trail downriver until we get to the Black Mountains.”

“Blackwater? Harold exclaimed, shaking his head while pulling the lever on the beer dispenser a...