A Novel: Signs Following

By stacyt

A novel set in the small southern town of Dearing, Georgia. Circus and carnival freaks, snakes and strychnine, pygopagus (conjoined) twins, one normal young man, and one small boy who will not speak. These are the things and people that will fill the pages of this book. Hopefully, anyway.

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A Novel: Signs Following (Chapter One)

By stacyt on Sat, 20 May 2006

Darrel walked Midway Lane with Lynette and Jeanette, often turning around and walking backwards in order to see them better. Their odd staggered shuffle, which propelled them forward almost spitefully, was unpleasant to watch at first. Only after a long moment of observation could one see the grace with which they moved despite the thick band of flesh that connected them, preventing independent movement. One girl side-stepped forward, a small hitch in stance, almost a jump; the other girl side-stepped forward, a small hitch in stance, almost a jump, and thus the twins gained forward momentum. They rolled together, exhibiting patience and grace and undulating dance-like steps. A show: lovely, bizarre, arresting.
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A Novel: Signs Following (Prologue)

By stacyt on Thu, 18 May 2006

A mere dot on the state map, Dearing was more a religious cult with a sizable tract of cooperatively owned land than a community. Although it contained a bank, a general store, and a doctor's office, Dearing's population consisted of retired carnival freaks and their offspring for the most part. The good doctor, Rudolph Morton, had traveled with, practiced medicine on, the occupants of Dearing for many years, and had delivered most of the babies.
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