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    Indian Time
    Indian Time
    Indian Time
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    Indian Time

    By Melissa Yi

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    Fresh out of jail and off drugs, Fred Redish embarks on a new life. First up: getting to know his two young sons, who are under the custody of his mother-in-law. Problem is, she poisons them against Mohawks in general and Fred in particular. Does he have to kill her to get his boys back?

    "Impressive...moving"--Publisher's Weekly

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOlo Books
    Release dateJan 6, 2011
    ISBN9780986835612
    Indian Time
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    Melissa Yi

    Melissa Yi is an emergency physician who lives with her family outside of Cornwall, Ontario. She publishes articles in the _Medical Post_ and further fiction under the name Melissa Yuan-Innes."One of the more impressive entries is Melissa Yi’s moving 'Indian Time,' about Mohawk Fred Redish’s painful attempts to visit his young sons under the care of his white mother-in-law."--Publishers Weekly"Indian Time" was named one of the best short mysteries of 2010 by criminalbrief.com

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      Indian Time - Melissa Yi

      Indian Time

      Melissa Yi

      Published by Olo Books

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright 2011 by Melissa Yuan-Innes

      Cover photo copyright 2013 by chop-stock

      Originally published & available in print as part of

      Indian Country Noir at http://www.akashicbooks.com/indiancountrynoir.htm

      Indian Time

      Melissa Yi

      I'm impressed you showed up, says Mrs. Saunders.

      Thanks. I look behind her for my boys. I'm not here to fight. I'm here to take my boys out.

      I kept them in their rooms. I didn't want them to be disappointed. She lets her voice drift off, and I'm 16 again and Noelle and me are shooting up 'til nothing else matters. I shake that off. Noelle's dead, her mother's standing in the doorway, blocking me from seeing my sons, and as their dad, I'm not going to let her.

      Mrs. Saunders shades her eyes. It's October in Cornwall, Ontario, so the sun's not blinding her. She's making a point. Noelle used to say you could tell a lot about someone from the hands. Mrs. Saunders's hands look pretty young for a woman who's almost 70. Plus she still wears her wedding ring even though Mr. Saunders has been dead for at least 20 years. She asks, Who's that in the car?

      My girlfriend. Shana. I told her to stay outside. I knew it would get too messy. I raise my voice. We're here to see Jake and Tommy.

      The Buick door slams. I whip around,

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