All Stories, General Fiction

Boneyard Blues by John Vander

Chuckata-thuck Chuckata-thuck  Chuckata-thuck Chuckata-thuck …

The rhythm of the boxcar rumbling down the track reminds Billy of a song he wrote a long time ago, back when he was still playing for nickels and dimes outside the lumber yards and cotton mills along the Mississippi River. Although he hasn’t sung the thing in years, he can still remember the words.

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