Oh, That Shotgun Sky

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The boundary has fallen. Shine Country has erupted into chaos. Six strangers' lives are irrevocably changed as freedom from the company becomes a reality. But freedom won't be won so easily.

Make sure you read Of Honey and Wildfires before this novella. Sarah Chorn wastes no time on backstory and jumps straight into the conflict and tension. Readers will see firsthand what happens after the Company loses its hold on the people within Shine country. It will be a brutal and emotional struggle all wrapped within the folds of brilliant writing.

While you've been told about the horrors and witnessed some of the atrocities committed for the company's gain; Oh, That Shotgun Sky opens your eyes to the experiences of those working under Shine Company. From a company man to women forced to work in a saloon, you'll see how each life was broken and ground into dust. And when the chance to run arrives, they take hold of that chance and fight to make freedom a reality.

And let's not forget how both love and death can tear a person apart. How one person's death can affect countless lives. The characters introduced to readers in this novella are no strangers to sacrifice, but how much can one person endure? Raw emotions and a fast-paced lyrical writing style will leave you craving the next book. I certainly need to know what happens next.

This originally appeared at The Irresponsible Reader.
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Free.

That's such a dangerous word. Sure does look pretty sitting in the space between us like that, all glittering and gem- covered. But I can't help but wonder how much pain is on the other side of it. After all, even diamonds cut.

OH, THAT SHOTGUN SKY

Of Honey and Wildfires

There's honesty in walking through the world with open wounds. No lying about the pain that's carving me up. No hiding the injury that's cleaving me in two. Don't think I've ever been this true.

I don't know what to do with all I'm feeling. No one ever told me that love is an ocean. That to love, you must let yourself drown.

“There is part of me that ain't never coming back. I gave it up willingly, you understand? I gave it all to him. That's what love is. It ain't all soft and pretty; it's hard and biting, too. It's a hungry wolf, and you just keep feeding that beast bits of yourself.” I fix her with my eyes. Feel them punch all the way through her soul. “Listen to me and listen well: Love devours.”

do

feel—

OH, THAT SHOTGUN SKY

It's a special kind of torture to survive after the one holding your heart has died. It twists a soul something awful. Not a person in this world deserves this.

Of Honey and Wildfires

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