Walking Serpent and Flying River

By

Smokescale Aquatos

A stranger rode into the sleepy town of San Trapino. He caught the eye of the locals since not many scaled creatures visited, nor did anyone ride on anything other than a horse. This fellow rode in on a dragon. He carried no gun, said very little, and sported an unusual shape. It almost looked like he was an expectant mother with the size of a stomach he carried. When he asked about possibly finding temporary work, the locals didn’t seem terribly receptive. This was a town that was fearful of strangers. One young lady didn’t seem all that shy about asking for help, but then she was something of an unusual case herself.

Walking Serpent and Flying River is a western, a genre I’ve never written about before. It also happens to be about a cowboy who is pregnant. Bet you’ve never heard of that before. And if you have, I’d like to know what circles you travel in through the internet. I just might like to do some exploring. This story also breaks a general rule I try to keep: never sell a story using someone else’s character or your own persona. This here’s a special case. After all, rules are meant to be broken. I wrote a whole series of stories all about that!

Content tags and story sample available over at The Treetop Inn.