The Sons of Alice Mae Wagner by LuckyDogfighter, literature
Literature
The Sons of Alice Mae Wagner
From the four winds we have come Katie Elder
Four brothers on the run Katie Elder
All your little ones have grown and we've reaped what we have sown
Yes we've reaped what we have sown Katie Elder
Oh the wind blows like the devil when it blows
And the boy grows up and like the wind he goes
So mothers teach your sons to not live by a gun
And to not live like the sons of Katie Elder
And to not live like the sons of Katie Elder
I think you'd understand Katie Elder
That a man is just a man Katie Elder
They're bound to cut him down if he doesn't stand his ground
But they haven't cut us down yet Katie Elder
Oh the wind blows...
-Johnny
Say it's only a paper moon,
Sailin' over a cardboard sea,
But it wouldn't be make-believe if you believe in me
Yes, it's only a canvas sky
Hangin' over a muslin tree
But it wouldn't be make-believe if you believe in me
Without your love, It's a honky-tonk parade,
Without your love, It's a melody played on a penny arcade
It's a Barnum and Bailey World,
Just as phony as it can be,
But it wouldn't be make-believe if you believe in me
-It's Only a Paper Moon, Benny Goodman
A smile flickered across Alice Mae's lips as she closed her eyes and listened to Daniel's quiet, even breathing as he slept. The pale light of morning filtere
To make an omelet... by LuckyDogfighter, literature
Literature
To make an omelet...
Deacon sat on a bench, eating a sausage sandwich that he had bought from a questionable street vendor who had assured him that it was all natural, and for the cheapest price, and that was cuttin his own throat, it was. It wasnt too bad, as long as you didnt concentrate too hard on tasting it.
He watched the people go by, and calculated their worths in his head as he did. He didnt mean to, it was just an unconscious thing that he did, something that he had been taught to do since birth. Each person he met, each that he saw, he knew within seconds how much he could trade them for.
The people in Avalon were