In this article, we will look at "Markers" by Bill Pronzini and "In the Silence" by Peggy S. Curry.
Markers by Bill Pronzini
This short story is told in first person. The narrator talks about his experiences with John Bohannon. They were in a cabin and fixed their meal. It had been storming outside, so they decided it was a good time to chat. They talked about the different things they have done, and then discussed markers. They first talked about grave markers. Each one told a story about a grave marker they had come across.
As they continued to discuss the grave markers, the narrator suddenly mentioned that he murdered a guy. John Bohannon told his friend that he had murdered a guy and why. He also mentioned that he was on the run because the guy had a brother, and he knew he was going to search for him. Now, you'll have to read the short story and find out what happened.
Now, let's look at "In the Silence" by Peggy S. Curry.
In the Silence by Peggy S. Curry
Angus Duncan and Jimmy McDonald are the main characters in this story. Angus Duncan had lived alone in the mountains. It was silent in the mountains. Jimmy McDonald carried a brooch from his homeland that had been given to him from his relatives. He cherished that brooch because it reminded him of his home.
Jimmy was hired for the summer to sit alone on the mountains with Angus Duncan's sheep. Jimmy and Angus led the pack horses and the sheep up the mountains where Jimmy was going to stay for the summer. He had a tent, teepee, food, water, and other things that he needed to live there. He was to stay there by himself. Angus told him that he would return in a couple of weeks.
Suddenly, Jimmy found himself in the silence. Jimmy started to fix him something to eat. He craved a chocolate candy bar, but Angus wasn't one who believed in junk food, so there weren't any sweets around.
Will Jimmy survive his time in the mountains with nobody around to talk to? Will something happen to him? What lesson was he to learn from this experience? You'll have to read the book to find out what happens to Jimmy.
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