<?xml version="1.0"  encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title> Blog</title><link>http://jl7tree.blogs4me.com/</link><description></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2008 Blogs4me.com. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only.</copyright><pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2006 11:22:45 CST</pubDate><item><title>Riding With The Captain: In Love With The Lady At The Stockmen Bar &amp; Grill</title> <link>http://jl7tree.blogs4me.com/25676/riding_with_the_captain_in_love_with_the_lady_at_the_stockmen_bar__grill/</link> <description><![CDATA[ &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;;You;ve never learned to appreciate the smell of cowshit, have ya Amos?;&amp;nbsp; Grant spit a stream of tobacco juice into the corral]]> </description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2006 11:22:45 CST</pubDate> <guid>http://jl7tree.blogs4me.com/25676/riding_with_the_captain_in_love_with_the_lady_at_the_stockmen_bar__grill/</guid> </item><item><title>Riding With The Captain: Joys Of An Older Woman</title> <link>http://jl7tree.blogs4me.com/25032/riding_with_the_captain_joys_of_an_older_woman/</link> <description><![CDATA[ &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;The smoky bar was filled with politely rowdy patrons Most of them looked more like urban cowboys and cowgirls than their real-life ]]> </description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2005 09:02:34 CST</pubDate> <guid>http://jl7tree.blogs4me.com/25032/riding_with_the_captain_joys_of_an_older_woman/</guid> </item><item><title>Careful What you Wish For</title> <link>http://jl7tree.blogs4me.com/24571/careful_what_you_wish_for/</link> <description><![CDATA[ &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Giuseppe leaned across the table, his face inches from Dominic&amp;rsquo;s. &amp;ldquo;You got twenty-four hours, pissant. Capice? I either]]> </description><pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2005 09:47:23 CST</pubDate> <guid>http://jl7tree.blogs4me.com/24571/careful_what_you_wish_for/</guid> </item><item><title>Riding With The Captain: Going To The Dogs</title> <link>http://jl7tree.blogs4me.com/24544/riding_with_the_captain_going_to_the_dogs/</link> <description><![CDATA[ &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The man sitting next to Amos at the counter was obviously agitated. &amp;ldquo;If I hear that fuck&amp;rsquo;n song&amp;nbsp; once more I&amp;rs]]> </description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2005 12:26:25 CST</pubDate> <guid>http://jl7tree.blogs4me.com/24544/riding_with_the_captain_going_to_the_dogs/</guid> </item><item><title>Riding With The Captain: Good Karma</title> <link>http://jl7tree.blogs4me.com/24507/riding_with_the_captain_good_karma/</link> <description><![CDATA[ &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Amos gripped the steering wheel and forced himself to keep his feet on the floorboard and off the brake pedal. A&amp;nbsp; vicious, ]]> </description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2005 11:46:43 CST</pubDate> <guid>http://jl7tree.blogs4me.com/24507/riding_with_the_captain_good_karma/</guid> </item><item><title>Riding With The Captain: Just A Shy Country Boy</title> <link>http://jl7tree.blogs4me.com/24485/riding_with_the_captain_just_a_shy_country_boy/</link> <description><![CDATA[ Amos was still haunted by what happened. No one was killed or injured, but it was an accident just the same and could have been fatal. The investigati]]> </description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2005 12:41:32 CST</pubDate> <guid>http://jl7tree.blogs4me.com/24485/riding_with_the_captain_just_a_shy_country_boy/</guid> </item><item><title>Riding With The Captain: In The Doghouse</title> <link>http://jl7tree.blogs4me.com/24460/riding_with_the_captain_in_the_doghouse/</link> <description><![CDATA[ &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Davey and Amos walked through the back door of Lou&amp;rsquo;s Doghouse and into a smoky, dimlit bar. The rest of the crew was alre]]> </description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2005 01:45:46 CST</pubDate> <guid>http://jl7tree.blogs4me.com/24460/riding_with_the_captain_in_the_doghouse/</guid> </item><item><title>Riding With The Captain: Trouble Times Two</title> <link>http://jl7tree.blogs4me.com/24442/riding_with_the_captain_trouble_times_two/</link> <description><![CDATA[ &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Amos stood with his back to the sun and exhaled a long plume of cigarette smoke. Everything that could go wrong, had gone wrong sin]]> </description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2005 08:53:43 CST</pubDate> <guid>http://jl7tree.blogs4me.com/24442/riding_with_the_captain_trouble_times_two/</guid> </item><item><title>Riding With The Captain: Messing With Texas</title> <link>http://jl7tree.blogs4me.com/24380/riding_with_the_captain_messing_with_texas/</link> <description><![CDATA[ &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The building was filled with a cacophony of rumbling machinery, screaching steel wheels and the drone of high-voltage electricity. ]]> </description><pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2005 01:06:52 CST</pubDate> <guid>http://jl7tree.blogs4me.com/24380/riding_with_the_captain_messing_with_texas/</guid> </item><item><title>The Hitchcock Railway: The Ultimate Dilemna</title> <link>http://jl7tree.blogs4me.com/24358/the_hitchcock_railway_the_ultimate_dilemna/</link> <description><![CDATA[ Vincent arrived at the arena early and made his way inside, thankful he&amp;rsquo;d purchased his ticket the day before. He was amazed at the number of pe]]> </description><pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2005 01:51:39 CST</pubDate> <guid>http://jl7tree.blogs4me.com/24358/the_hitchcock_railway_the_ultimate_dilemna/</guid> </item><item><title>Shapeshifting</title> <link>http://jl7tree.blogs4me.com/24300/shapeshifting/</link> <description><![CDATA[ &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Daylight was breaking as I rode north toward the river. Lloyd had been emphatic. He saw it near the river south of Swaukane Canyon ]]> </description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2005 11:51:35 CST</pubDate> <guid>http://jl7tree.blogs4me.com/24300/shapeshifting/</guid> </item><item><title>Quick Change</title> <link>http://jl7tree.blogs4me.com/24249/quick_change/</link> <description><![CDATA[ &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; William slammed the lid down on his tool box, his eyes flashing with rage.  &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;ldquo;Fuck you, Jim! Fuck you, ]]> </description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2005 12:56:33 CST</pubDate> <guid>http://jl7tree.blogs4me.com/24249/quick_change/</guid> </item><item><title>Odd Way To Die</title> <link>http://jl7tree.blogs4me.com/24203/odd_way_to_die/</link> <description><![CDATA[ &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;ldquo;Peterson, I don&amp;rsquo;t give a rats damn if it takes all night! I want those parts ready for shipment tomorrow morning.&amp;nbsp]]> </description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 11:23:02 CST</pubDate> <guid>http://jl7tree.blogs4me.com/24203/odd_way_to_die/</guid> </item><item><title>The Hitchcock Railway: Mistaken Identity</title> <link>http://jl7tree.blogs4me.com/24181/the_hitchcock_railway_mistaken_identity/</link> <description><![CDATA[ &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Vincent watched as the train pulled away from the depot and slowly disappeared. It felt good to be back. He needed some time by the]]> </description><pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2005 01:00:51 CST</pubDate> <guid>http://jl7tree.blogs4me.com/24181/the_hitchcock_railway_mistaken_identity/</guid> </item><item><title>The Hitchcock Railway: Timeshifter</title> <link>http://jl7tree.blogs4me.com/24161/the_hitchcock_railway_timeshifter/</link> <description><![CDATA[ &amp;nbsp; Vincent settled wearily into a seat by the window. The saddness of San Francisco seemed far away as he rode through the night on the way to his]]> </description><pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2005 12:44:53 CST</pubDate> <guid>http://jl7tree.blogs4me.com/24161/the_hitchcock_railway_timeshifter/</guid> </item><item><title>The Hitchcock Railway: A Few Degrees Of Separation</title> <link>http://jl7tree.blogs4me.com/24137/the_hitchcock_railway_a_few_degrees_of_separation/</link> <description><![CDATA[ &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The steady snarl of the engine mingled with the zydeco music blaring from the speakers as Tony accelerated down Highway 93, westbou]]> </description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2005 11:07:56 CST</pubDate> <guid>http://jl7tree.blogs4me.com/24137/the_hitchcock_railway_a_few_degrees_of_separation/</guid> </item><item><title>The Hitchcock Railway: Paying Your Dues</title> <link>http://jl7tree.blogs4me.com/24096/the_hitchcock_railway_paying_your_dues/</link> <description><![CDATA[ &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Paul peered at the papers on the desk, as if they were snakes about to strike. &amp;ldquo;Dammit!&amp;nbsp; You sure about this, Edward?&amp;rd]]> </description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2005 11:10:23 CST</pubDate> <guid>http://jl7tree.blogs4me.com/24096/the_hitchcock_railway_paying_your_dues/</guid> </item><item><title>The Hitchcock Railway: Destination Boiler Bay</title> <link>http://jl7tree.blogs4me.com/24071/the_hitchcock_railway_destination_boiler_bay/</link> <description><![CDATA[ &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Margo and Vincent boarded a train that had no destination. They were strangers travelling west through the desert toward the sea. M]]> </description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2005 01:16:18 CST</pubDate> <guid>http://jl7tree.blogs4me.com/24071/the_hitchcock_railway_destination_boiler_bay/</guid> </item><item><title>The Hitchcock Railway: The Discovery</title> <link>http://jl7tree.blogs4me.com/24024/the_hitchcock_railway_the_discovery/</link> <description><![CDATA[ &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; No one really knows how long the railway&amp;rsquo;s been running. It travels from Chago Canyon to destinations known only to those who]]> </description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2005 02:21:22 CST</pubDate> <guid>http://jl7tree.blogs4me.com/24024/the_hitchcock_railway_the_discovery/</guid> </item><item><title>Father's Return</title> <link>http://jl7tree.blogs4me.com/23992/fathers_return/</link> <description><![CDATA[ &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; A delivery truck rumbled by. Half drunk and hungry, Scotty cursed himself for not parking closer to the club. It had been a busy ni]]> </description><pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2005 12:03:16 CST</pubDate> <guid>http://jl7tree.blogs4me.com/23992/fathers_return/</guid> </item><item><title>Bitter Taste Of Revenge</title> <link>http://jl7tree.blogs4me.com/23964/bitter_taste_of_revenge/</link> <description><![CDATA[ Flashes of lightning cast frightening shadows on the bedroom wall. Another crash of thunder rattled the window. Tears fell from Salvatore&amp;rsquo;s larg]]> </description><pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2005 04:35:42 CST</pubDate> <guid>http://jl7tree.blogs4me.com/23964/bitter_taste_of_revenge/</guid> </item></channel></rss>