Evan didn’t drive home. He headed north on the interstate toward Peculiar, the little community of self-proclaimed misfits, and from there to the Ak-Sar-Ben Motor Lodge, which had once been his refuge from the world and from nefarious people who might be stalking him.
No one ever said why it’s Nebraska spelled backward. ‘Peculiar’ seems to be the explanation for everything that goes on in these parts.
No one ever said why it’s spelled backward. ‘Peculiar’ seems to be the explanation for everything that goes on in these parts.This time he lacked the anonymous rental car, but after he checked in with the night manager, he made sure to park the Easter Egg around the back of his cabin.
He dove into bed with his clothes on and, like his dear wife, slept the sleep of the near-dead.
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