1/18/01 Range War ∼ The Recurring Dream ∼ from Despina's IGJ (1/30/16 WC 180) Q
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Despina's Infamous Green Journal
Range War ∼ The Recurring Dream
Thursday
Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you will help
them become what they are capable of becoming.
~ Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
"I'll do better than that. I go off duty shortly. I'll drive you home."
"I don't think you'd better be gone that long. I smell a range war brewing. People are fixin' to play Cowboys and Indians,Cops and Robbers, whatever the locals indulge in when the men want to bruise knuckles, black eyes, bloody noses, or split lips, then relive their roles as he-men with relish around their next round of drinks."
She looked thoughtfully at the sheriff, taking his measure. "Or is absenting yourself on a 'legitimate' mission your way to give tacit approval to their little indulgence in mayhem as a way to take the edge off so they don't build up enough of a head of steam to consider a house warming or tar and feathering a good idea?"
"You're everything I was led to believe you'd be, and then some."
"What?"
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Last updated 1/30/16 Added to Summercircles (updated in Travelsfar); 12/5/15 standardized day of the week, time headings; 11/29/15 Standardized headings, tags; 11/8/15 replaced IGJ with Infamous Green Journal in the title; 11/6/15 removed -- before quote, added ~ ; added second space after end punctuation; 8/2/04 moved to Travelsfar.
Word Count: 180
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