The Wooden Cowboy

Eddy Van Buren was a normal teenager growing up in the conservative sized town of Aberdeen, Texas. Eddy and his older brother worked alongside their father on the family’s cattle ranch located on highway 10 which had been in the family for generations.Without warning the economy began to shift, and it wasn’t long, that his mom and dad had to sell the ranch to a large corporation that wanted to set up shop along the busy highway.The two brothers were forced to seek employment elsewhere. Eddy ended up working across highway 10 at Greeley’s General Store.Greeley’s was where all the local men met to swap stories and socialize. It was not Eddy’s idea of ‘gainful employment’ but because it was only steps away from his family’s property, he decided that he would take the job.The highlight of his day was listening to all the old timers stories. It was educational and always entertaining, and it wasn’t long before he was accepted as a member of the locals. He had heard all the tall tales, but he really didn’t start paying attention until discussion drifted to “The Wooden Cowboy”. A carved wooden statue that was standing guard on the store’s front porch.Eddy was drawn to tales about the statue’s unnatural abilities, and before he knew it... he found himself in deeper than he had ever thought possible.

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