Dennis Yates - Red Mountain

He didn’t have many bad days anymore. He spent hours each day combing the beaches with his family. Gradually they learned about the secrets only the locals knew, like the best places to fish from the jetty for perch or what kinds of storms brought to shore the most treasure. Some mornings after Connor had gone to school and Peggy was busy with projects of her own, Robert and Nugget would go exploring the entire day.

He learned to enjoy his time alone with his dog. He spent much of it meditating on the currents and waves, until it felt as if some primal part of him was finally in sync again after having spent so many restless years feeling disconnected, like a clock that’s forgotten its purpose of telling time.

He felt himself becoming whole once again. He’d made peace with the young man he’d been forced to abandon at college long ago, the one who’d been drawn to the world by a deep fascination and thirst for knowledge. When he watched the harvest moon rise over the coastal mountains to the east he was not afraid when he saw the ghostly shape of a red mountain swelling above the rest, as thin as a giant silk scarf billowing in the storm-scented breeze from the north.

Robert called Nugget to his side and together they walked off the beach, through the small town and into the dark woods that lay beyond.

THE END

About the Author

Dennis Yates (born 1963) is an American writer of novels and short stories. He is a native of Portland Oregon, and a fan of long road trips. He often dreams of the red canyons of the Southwest.

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