It Could Have Happened Like This

Four Short Stories of historical fiction: DEAD MAN HANGING--A perfect storm brings an historic flood to the mountains in July 1916, and the little town of Marion has an excess of stranded visitors, good for commerce, bad for law enforcement. Sheriff Laughridge enlists the help of retired Army Sergeant Daniel Kanipe to solve a hotel murder. STRONG ENOUGH--Women do not have the status to vote in 1918, and some of them barely have the ability to survive alone. When Hannah Robinson's husband leaves home after the death of their baby, neighbors rally around her, especially Samson who takes over the endless farm chores. But then he gets a little cocky. SUMMER OF DYNAMITE--The textile strikes of 1929 bring a spotlight to Marion Manufacturing Company where the deaths of six mill workers at the hands of the Sheriff's department prove that violence does not improve communication. Katie McKinney must come to terms with her own heavy burden of guilt before she can quit her job at the company store. She wants to make a difference through the power of the press. HOME, SWEET HOME--Grace Ann Patton's exciting road trip ends quickly when she realizes her southern roots hold her heart. She returns to collect her daughter as well as her destiny if she can unscramble the reason her father left her mother.