Distant Neighbors

An old man makes good on his promise to tell his younger charges a ghost story in a deserted cemetery. But this whole western tale takes on a life of its own as they learn about the struggle by ghosts to save their town and way of death. Years ago the ghost town was divided up between the living and dead, and both sides got along pretty well, with no major ruckuses disturbing the peace. But now some of the living wanted the whole place to themselves, forcing the ghosts to fight back with any means they could find. And it’s not just their forever home that was at stake here. Their town had become the Las Vegas of the spirit world with millions of spirits visiting from heaven every day. While the town’s ghosts knew heaven wasn’t for them, they did enjoy providing a vacation destination to their spirit guests away from heaven’s many rules.Join these western ghosts on their comic quest to rid the town of those living scallywags who only care about their own interest, and little about that of their distant neighbors. This tale, though, isn’t for the faint of heart, or the sensitive of nose. While the humans fend off the ghosts’ best haunts, they are no match for their best demon, Uncle Fred. And when a ghost story takes on a life of its own, who knows what will happen next.

From the Inside Flap

The ghosts of this old Wild West mining town are in an uproar. Some of the living want to take away their jobs and destroy their whole way of death. Years ago the ghost town was divided up between the living and dead, and both sides got along pretty well, with no major ruckuses to speak of. But now that has all changed, and these living scallywags must go, even if a few rules have to be broken.

About the Author

P.G. Henck was born in Michigan, the Great Lakes State, and lived there for a good part of his life. Eventually he moved to southern Utah with his wife, who was the girl next door. The couple had always loved the North American West, and with the spectacular scenery along with the endless trails and places to explore, southern Utah won their hearts as the location they wanted to make their new home once the opportunity presented itself.Though he spent most of his career as an accountant and financial administrator, P.G. Henck's outside interest lay heavily in the sciences, space exploration, and history. Also a lover of science fiction over the years, he has gone out of his way to see every science fiction movie and TV show available, both good and bad. Informational oriented TV is where he spends many of his nights now, though as a kid he got a solid diet of sitcoms and westerns. His many other interests include, hiking, travel, photography, and volunteering with charitable organizations for things he likes to do.P.G.'s first three novels include Beyond the Providers, Elementary Science 101, and Elementary Science 201. Other books available for purchase are Deep Space Rescue 911, the first novella in a planned series of three, and the ghost short story Distant Neighbors. Also check-out the P.G. Henck website at pghenck.com for more information on the author and news about upcoming books.

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