Dirt: a Novella
As Darnell makes a new life with Jill, the nurturing power of his soil seems to unhinge the covetous Norma Gruber.
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Chapters 16 thru 20
In the previous installment: Darnell lost Leesa, the love of his life, to a quarry accident. Now he must find a way to carry on. He begins a new relationship…
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Chapters 21 thru 25
View previous chapters: 16 thru 20 ___ ___ ___________________ ___ ___ Chapter 21 Jill didn’t care to explain herself to Norma and Nikki. Norma was obviously pissed off but she wasn’t…
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Chapters 26 thru 30
View previous chapters: 21 thru 25 ___ ___ ___________________ ___ ___ Chapter 26 Nikki was not a girl to waste time either. She cornered Norma before Norma slipped off to bed…
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Chapters 1 thru 5
The first part of Barry Greenawalt’s Dirt moved through many years of American history, recounting the loss of Lenni Lenapi lands and the emigration of one Native American family westward. This second installment introduces the main story (starting about 30 years ago) and its protagonist, the inward and eccentric Darnell.
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Chapters 6 thru 10
Chapter 6
Darnell’s life was a strange one for a while. That was pretty long ago now. He made himself lunch a few weeks later and went back to fixing people’s places….
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Chapters 11 thru 15
Chapter 11
It was 1979 when the quarry collapsed. Leesa and Darnell had been together four years. There were no children. In fact Leesa had been a bit older than Darnell. In 1979 Darnell was 24. When Leesa passed over she was 33…
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DIRT – a novella
Read the first installment of an intriguing new novella by CommonSense 2 contributor Barry Greenawalt.
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