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Ed Davis
Ed Davis has been writing for forty years. Kirkus Reviews recently called his novella,
In All Things
, '". . . powerful, beautifully written, well-observed and effective." His most recent novel
The Last Professional
is now available.
River of Steel
The country east of Roseville is a gentle plain of grassland and houses, tilting steadily upwards toward the Sierra Nevada. It’s a gradual climb that an automobile wouldn’t notice, but the eastbound freight labored at it, all six power units throwing thick black smoke into the afternoon sky.
In their boxcar Lynden and The Duke stood like sailors on a rolling deck — hands clasped at their backs, feet wide apart, faces thrust forward into the wind.
Issue 31, November 2019
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