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    Fields Of Grain
    Fields Of Grain
    Fields Of Grain
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    Fields Of Grain

    By Darrel Bird

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    A man gets high on crack and is instrumental in the cold blooded murder of old couple, he gets the death sentence, but even though he walks down the halls of death row, he has found life in an old and worn Bible, and unexpected gift from an old sick minister who himself is soon to walk toward death.

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDarrel Bird
    Release dateMay 29, 2011
    ISBN9781458174024
    Fields Of Grain
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    Darrel Bird

    Darrel Bird has written and published 47 short stories. He attended Bakersfield college, and is an avid motorcyclist.

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      Fields Of Grain - Darrel Bird

      Fields of Grain

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      Darrel Bird

      Copyright 2010 by Darrel Bird

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      Fields of Grain

      Part 1

      Steve Gentry strolled through a golden field of grain to the top of the hill. The wind blew through his hair, cool and soothing. Shadows of dark and light played over the knee-high wheat, and the wind gave it the appearance of ocean waves. The old tree stood at the top of the knoll, as it had for hundreds of years. The voices of the leaves rose and fell in the breeze.

      His golden retriever bounded up to him through the wheat for a pat on the head, and Steve reached down and hugged him. Satisfied that Steve loved him, the dog bounded off again, following some scent on the wind.

      Steve looked back at the farm from the top

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