Lassiter Leeks eyed everyone like they were staring at him. His conscience was playing games and his mind, he thought was breaking. None of this was supposed to happen. He didn’t have luggage. Everything he needed would be in a SUV on the road above the Valley. It had all been arranged. Now all he had to do was make like he was going sightseeing up one of the trails and disappear into the wilderness…at least that is what it was supposed to look like.

The Train Into the Valley of Madness By Donald H Roberts

Opal Writers Magazine | February 2022

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The Train Into the Valley of Madness By Donald H Roberts

Opal Writers Magazine

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Mystery Fiction series

The Train Into the Valley of Madness By Donald H Roberts

Opal Writers Magazine 

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By Donald Harry Roberts

The Train Into the Valley of Doom is a mystery series for Opal Writers Magazine.

No one ever knows a train conductors name and few ever concern themselves with discovering it, so throughout this story the man who is the second most significant person aboard the train will be identified simply as, the Conductor.

The Train Into the Valley of Madness By Donald H Roberts

Opal Writers Magazine

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The ancient steam locomotive chugged into the station. The seven passenger cars emitted dozens of chattering, cheerful, grumpy, and noisy passengers with a hundred different versions of their experience aboard the Valley Of Dreams tour train. When the platform cleared the five passenger cars were removed and next group climbed into the remaining two passenger cars. A typical manifest for the final tour of the season.

The Train Into the Valley of Madness By Donald H Roberts

Opal Writers Magazine

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Words, plots, characters gushed out of me yet never once did I take the time to see if the words were apt; if the plot had inner consistency; if the characters were realistic and likeable.

-Boris Glikman

Opal Writers Magazine | May 2022

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It’s been three days since I woke up, naked on a park bench. Well nearly naked, save a hospital gown, where I exposed my birthday suit to anyone who wanted a free peep show. I remember opening my eyes and having a splitting headache and a blood soaked bandage affixed to my wrist.

BY ART PROCTOR

About Art Proctor:

I am a seasoned professional working between the intersection of business, art and technology: Film and Immersive Media production, technical media, software application, web and OTT creation.

https://ajproc.com/

Opal Writers Magazine | May 2022

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I learned the backbone of American language from my mother, aka the Queen of Cliché. While most parents charge their offspring to “Be home by eleven o’clock sharp,” my mother quipped, “If you’re not early you’re late.”

BY CAPPY HALL REARICK

Opal Writers Magazine | June 2022

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If you’re thinking of attending a Writer's convention, conference, or festival next year, now’s the time to start your research.

BY SUSAN CALDER

Opal Writers Magazine | JUNE 2022

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