Folklore & Tall Tales
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MINIMUM SAFE WITHDRAWAL
Any fool can scare a raccoon once; trouble begins when the raccoon starts taking notes and…
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THE HAIR PREMIUM
A travelling photographer promises victory with two pills, but the resulting portrait wins something stranger than…
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THE BARBER DISCUSSES POLITICS WITH A RAZOR IN HAND
A nine-cent prisoner contract, one-dollar roads, and free county hanging leave Fort Covington officials chasing paperwork,…
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WOOD WANTED AGAIN
East Bellmont revives the old WOOD WANTED blunder, where a county notice, a murder reward, and…
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FULL STRENGTH TEMPERANCE
East Bellmont discovers that temperance grows complicated when full-strength medicine, evening ailments, and moral arithmetic all…
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LE DÉFILÉ DES POÊLES
Why did East Bellmont residents march with dozens of iron pans ringing through August roads? Tradition,…
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🪵STOVE NOTICE: “THE ANSWERING SEAM” — WINDS OF W MOUNTAIN PRESENTS 📻🕳️
Oscar Chase drew one thin line toward Upper Chateaugay Lake, and now the stove-side receiver has…
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🎙️The Toe-Nip Witness of Chateaugay Lake
The town laughs at Toe-Nips, naturally, but its boldest skeptics now keep their feet tucked carefully…
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Large Scales and Light Consciences
The Rogersfield Cornet Band plays merrily along the lake, but one roomy horn case may carry…
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The Scale and Oar Notice
When a Chateaugay fishing line tugs from somewhere too deep, the old guides know the only…
