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    Poor Kid

    The Sheriff hauled Jimmy to the gallows to become acquainted with the hangman’s knot.

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    Doug Langille

    Doug Langille

    hack writer & shameless technophile

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    The Sheriff hauled Jimmy to the gallows to become acquainted with the hangman’s knot. You see, he tried to clean the table with a counterfeit full-house. Drunk on hooch, the poor kid wasn’t quite as sharp. He should have stayed with the corn whiskey and Miss Kitty’s lace bosom.

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    Tags: drama, flash, thriller

    Published: March 20, 2014

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