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The night was eerily black; no stars, no wind, completely overcast. Distant thunder voiced an ominous warning. Some say it was raining. Others say it wasn't. Some can't remember. Yet, everyone agrees that in the wee morning hours of Sunday, May 13th, 1962, a single fateful bolt of lightning struck the bell in the very top of the steeple of Saint Mary's Catholic Church.

Second book in a series of original short stories with no particular theme. This volume features five stories - four recounting real-life adventures of youth, danger on the road, and nature, plus one purely fictional, inspired by a recent experience of love lost.

This is the first released collection of original short stories by R. Paul Matty. The author's engaging style draws the reader into each detail of actual events in the drama of nature while uniquely creating a greater respect and appreciation for all things wild, inevitably intertwined with changing human culture.