DistantSmoke : Writing

Chapter One: In the Shadow of the Gallows

Chapter One: In the Shadow of the Gallows

A Chapter by DistantSmoke


John Wesley figured that he had about a hundred steps of life left to be traveled on his journey. Striking how many miles a man can cover in thirty ye..
Chapter Two: Some Souls Never Sleep in Peace

Chapter Two: Some Souls Never Sleep in Peace

A Chapter by DistantSmoke


Some souls never sleep in peace and John Wesley's soul was one of them. Most of his life, he slept with a Colt pistol beneath his pillow, causing hi..
Chapter Three: Four Horses Breathing Fire

Chapter Three: Four Horses Breathing Fire

A Chapter by DistantSmoke


The dream that first came upon John Wesley's weary mind was of his mother's smile on a Springtime morn, when all of life was good. He often recalled..
Chapter Four: The Black Rain Almost Burns

Chapter Four: The Black Rain Almost Burns

A Chapter by DistantSmoke


There comes a black rain in these parts and it comes at night. The storm clouds kill of the moonlight and certainly the stars. The rain itself swall..
Chapter Five:  Some Say Death Is a Lonely Walk

Chapter Five: Some Say Death Is a Lonely Walk

A Chapter by DistantSmoke


Some say death is a lonely walk, but for one doomed man he made the walk with the ghosts of thirty men. Thirty men, a few deserving to die, but most..
Upon These Forty Acres

Upon These Forty Acres

A Story by DistantSmoke


A reflection upon the role of the passing seasons in the uman experience of eternity.
The Velvet Blue

The Velvet Blue

A Poem by DistantSmoke


A poem about the experience of divine grace