A small town street at sunset with a public library and water tower.

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Stories From A Different View

Free short stories from the 1980s small-town Texas world of Beyond the Goalposts. Each one is somebody's different view of what happened. Read them right here for free.

Neon Saint

Mary Marshall knows what she smelled on his collar. Knowing it and proving it are two different things. A free short story from the Beyond the Goalposts world — read or listen on site.

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Coming This Weekend

At Edna High, one word is moving through the halls: Baja. Laura Sanderson — teacher, deputy’s wife, mother is stuck in the middle of a rumor the whole county wants solved.

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Worth The Trouble

Ty Hensley just wanted to belong. One homecoming night at St. Joe’s, lookout duty and Matt Garrett force him to choose what kind of strength he wants.

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Fifty Feet From the Fire

One party. One raid. One quiet kid who has to decide who shes going to be when everyone’s watching. Free via email — plus a bonus lost chapter.

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