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Georgia McKinley

Fiction

Autumn 1961

The Short Rope

By Georgia McKinley

Each time the Negro came out to take the empty glasses and freshen the drinks, the atmosphere on the porch changed completely. In between his visits, the men sat on […]

Fiction

Autumn 1964

The Mighty Distance

By Georgia McKinley

PART ONEI The big car came into town silken quiet and drew to the curb beside the Coca-Cola sign which flapped its kindergarten colors against the great bleak plain beyond, […]