Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

Last Stand
Last Stand
Last Stand
Ebook554 pages7 hours

Last Stand

Rating: 0 out of 5 stars

()

Read preview

About this ebook

One-hit wonder Parker Davis has a chip on his shoulder the size of the gold-plated record hanging in his front hall. Confronted by ill health, a looming eviction, and a career that peaked in the ’60s, Parker is thrust into a movement that pits him against big business, the Seattle police, the National Guard, and the Department of Homeland Security.

His only hope comes from his hobbit-footed roommate with the possessed cat, his contemptible neighbor and her ghosts from girlfriends past, the leader of the Lighthouse Sanctification Church, her style-challenged daughter, and the attorney trying to kick Parker out of his home. Then there are the Occupy folks and celebrity superstars and photographers and press and countless ninety-nine percenters, all ready to jump aboard the Parker Davis soul train.

But all Parker wants is to drink whiskey and smoke weed and pop pills and reminisce about the good old days when he was dubbed the Boy Wonder for dethroning Elvis and making pop-chart history with his solid-gold sensation, “Last Stand.”

LanguageEnglish
PublisherR. H. Sheldon
Release dateAug 6, 2015
ISBN9781311587114
Last Stand
Author

R. H. Sheldon

R. H. Sheldon is a Northwest writer whose works include the novel 'Dancing the River Lightly' as well as numerous news and feature articles for online and print publications such as 'Seattle Magazine' and 'E - The Environmental Magazine.' He’s also written restaurant reviews, marketing copy, legal summaries, training material, technology articles, and anything else he’s needed to write to keep the creditors at bay. Sometimes it’s worked. Sometimes not. These days, you can find him writing up at his home in the Cascades or out on the road in his VW van.

Read more from R. H. Sheldon

Related to Last Stand

Related ebooks

Satire For You

View More

Related articles

Reviews for Last Stand

Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings

0 ratings0 reviews

What did you think?

Tap to rate

Review must be at least 10 words

    Book preview

    Last Stand - R. H. Sheldon

    bcbook_preview_excerpt.html}˖Ƒ@"%s:IJbU <" Ȩ>BӗkGd7de<07fv?E\0]ů/~7/×NNo+|]}cUjt:jU~7]E'_Sz҇ߪiT_򟺸 Wa]{?mџץJ?MR=ջQ^jfXΏǀ c[??T.n_VQƷq}_]Cw,ޏͻ9VA-K{<@m֩cpL0W7$ӗWǵ5߿qbÙO)V%ZTaapdž?óYv֍2E9L~~mXǶ}8럿zǷş޻D廿|ϰկəXq뛾1\]y|ϝBCA'0xĨC(lJ2|^yҪ"aj'ldSY^^_in~;y>'}+Ϫ/򕝄o`:>-f캬@%+(d~8e4"GZnb0RA'8.LJ ̎R>z)eY}^ԍ˽tG#2y*Awod~#k7CT_(4YT~) $zoó~0N,`?.LA"ID3&+nZf78ϝ,0?uMFQ`oVuL"΢M>S{~'RkE:DC<&} *T8~oIvqŭ7R( ^\+=%,r"îI Dz4`fq!7xT|Xtbrp H rfn4$Ge mpc'b­9AhSNx\)N&q잩?kYai 'fZNbF9\ Ͼ^ D?{|\Md| 匎ryFQR!k/: ώ-29^FфP^peoN򂜽+ 7[۶% CiF4H<j4n065(I?k-`q"- vD =ԪiEhSM˭"\W)bC%ũ|Pf/  %%,;57zszUE}p(DC}*Ez x,α;+ۈᨚYQU%TDEUl9ԯ|Q4)jO wSh~;SRRaEbYΣV\ʅe7C]F8Ɖ h*Ͱq>"k+ pU^jq} "SӆRw〄gzuТM^iaŘn%?NņNFH@ɣКb-8mqN,wKD=iBe]sm#s3$l;HmM&"x:X ^I'vpgv}w{';5'ml"(&ND=sCd|#-' SF2y:Em%O`E>'#zQ3Q4+c!rSRm+mX =rVtI?8|~t-zT"PgLoX y?`< GR,:4l&quaD}E{tnD}[Qr) nlY @'[I[}8an#Bʚ|5^#l5\`gl zVZl/,g-*7DSwzW?xH`Jk3m5f|& GXxw:\41IG(5!~%=EJ Vi/4&W/M NH5(Dr!U \Ch,ӐqWGx(r~; vmB9C_w@qCZɸ`0ɏɮrۉ#׵ܦ+zچÏ]aШclnJ*cpgzZ}9E,ai^ h XF DˊaQ?M3k0ϧ6/~kp nYiDD/i]T2 əa!tL/:x/QrRn]G4fO ldsȠ[vąyoa3B :C9Ɂc<Sm&QovWk L!̷PTIG586](81XZ7ti v> >;ӍtxW96蚸t/V?aIrxz' P]Q%LZJ.wuM,Zel]73"ap#ZklA "g4Zi >*J!a ؉SY"̓X) N'-k<[8A_STpP0~]ij̖tRG7܌;1Jn:jJq(Eخq1x۹;-jg%e`3\7}AY Կ͈r3JlB&5lm98bD2}Pm^F׈@!kJ#Mu<=DrT=*>7&f?fǩ[Q~/r:1, 5譝ӵ4c\L D 3E9uCtk?UU^|bBJw<wswm{[a+4$QxD)YK<])aKCc9cbtcr I@Aeш\V^1Doouמ=]\':=0AY$e`@GE%v^Us3 5!BvNсذX < Lʷ=U6w[8t!3d 8gćh. g^'b3N/W5#M{&'f=MJ=!,j(qvG _<X 02)qSC %:,\Qrt3w6M|-r&`{ܭ2#y;µinͩS"Hr54' By 5dx`/PnD )9AE:dK$'i ,ؙ)7A!_,kIT3ѵ8=du>oK9"mk(Ʊ]VaWq9a{]DUԓ1 d0 Lm5E7t-':E+N GnR% [eG`H*yu IȩSAaaXįyوYp84?ʶJj-{TFV" W81WZR32P}KYI~؛⾳`6\soćA,#w}*.SwM4l}Dކ&F$I7?f!{Q)p|?RF.3x;D-)XF!Ǚʫ Or 1p?E0yA=WT?5 Y-c{v{xx_g)D(d@^:{5 e`1!4 ߅05x!IJ* aj@,q]<2>ҀҁQQ q N*S5#9sLLVƜ_9<;`6ie1; Jf;ʡ+9 lxbxZp+x ?a\0 n˯ 2 V<~q2Գt9<5(=o )m e+t`|OӨ_M?.W~/>77O.!!QK/QMً՘5A8z˻b%H6 P-7K DD UFbE2]GǿXZ̄0K+f"'Zxlj0p.ޠ@el5FjSyx?΃8mpaP#lO EbQ7XWIH0-!?9{`!|ad-W_SXu%8oˉ-L2 ݤ2W[41L+tr]F[&ЄhYIin0؄.ym.q2ŵk4mfrdjop `Ȩ=z%јGMa:*Y9>]1' `МE:?gV Deoˈ,;vJ.ş x+̔NW*|:hF"'AZ|AKyHnWPMc&<+1?4R GԵ=x7&nH"}MƉfXW2xQH>qhU0f%6g^^\xy*K=ՇET\} _GC_g*fNIz?y?2npPvo MD*DY]0T?2#cRƺl`LplMmGahYy$.\α-lG1X?aXgnjn>>L)*LlrkpeJ\T9]r.!2^BFKcX4+($6jy-iB!ST' fgrc,Fo^O'1b4rP8;BY8 \if7$WnO4͖($nx>89@)E8N[vkݒ2t3gAT*rb0: 12@KE(mRX5w$` 1үN/͚ *vT k- F1OBչёiUdZZ6Бմk4w?*%1#mq_pDNi5k\" " y#\E7 ϒgeiz !m3W!H 8- WuE[~Tk%jFvFf[ =#Cހ{3Xɖfիݘ6.{in8m^ +E;x{Z{0u7k\\ā_ݳy;nbŸ'uI%_UY nr8dY1W4,rCK"tt_vɛR]1%0?v6@&p6!EE +FѨxcjfSҋj4)g}/ skzrF],@) ҳ =S[4{DrB|C5AhPOGNX)Ҁ !54 `EG)#sõ:L7CvAe.Yh*ɛ S;@"d#[ˍQLAA]Y6n,{ҥ88{i:PFZrS4m55ao=1&Hm=h(gsAإT ~;J9A"Yh>ABUי?H/)eŤ=@k]ӌYf~Hpx_KnӐSY`F",) 6rȁ/ÔTPci)⭳P]a}>Ye!H%0[f [S_4-A8ZzQEpJL ݐյE{I?Ւ?;賙?zCg&c,f u҄ADFiYŘhVX$^$S kZ5p5b ZVsl(" mC'2 > lZ ۍLc12-)Yt`&惠zstO0h1ˠ9+>9CzkOP{]x͎ 6ŃSCbh(wCsHGqc?VYDYE_E7.H:)x"Tr\k8-t)` ʤeJ>]F3?ԕ}\x[lxVi=79TB_,qȊh?u@!,]:#HQ;Q)n[X?8)G5AbqKb]A4 oBW(I=GK4=NbrZ Ir]hk),˵)HL\ŠriV~xxEAXvSKg̫V)`Ktzzc_FADU :mBm&s:峊ЩYG{էޞ4K!M1"^!/4ehg$: uV2: 9z`fM{(Vwzd#7tb#u֍b]ȿb?-utTԬIy [ QS ~o#$ @lN(-ȶuPc'fr@Q[ hډӸyj`#`@hYʴs̚ZK9`C4Ttn 1d M%ɻ풵O]{.?LGyQLĦÛpD*YsJ!P=ãjo |tFBD7}؅l ! + ?&JpmGB* ( G0Oq "UCY[vPnZ6Z0L\`^зIMA;{bNhOtz/JϨAVWMXavN5VGN#[9hrQ(S̱J!]鹲Y|#RdLig#F=ʶ/e2܂]B-Ɲ9qljK9A%_v@ Ysda~QO G %uf&neVU6>OJ:Bɦw 񗼀=@ue)Eفu\W_yHs;#jhHuYuʹͱxz<}ά]D؊E2`LɾgO\4Ro~<%nd`18iŬg٨-%oNbJ uõO\+?'cѻQvÍ") J|,lPnJ(˭ޕ y35l6`G]TNQ^!]@:E<-ϼ(V %V 4:AOWH=&Fw\+$& :K4iΣ<K)NHVN=J"/(d"L ΩAJQ7?##xDlP`5|݊ERDb*#5j-S ̌IdHLC[DRqdid3J*J҅M,}VjH?n*6OdrI账UelJ4\g9Q1:t{-IiJЀ5Ə$47O"or Qj29aȧѾT)+GRpX;Z"7Sme?Øt/̌g;iz3r=V[b1ذ_AG>7Ѡ%O=˫;)Pr9hpOF #<t5LO8z~P3aTصRyRwDSb1cƍb,D]4g}7#=BuYs,-CGcuqd'09Gu1A7gӐɷJyFX10BQV@;;{L\NAbKg-ޖH6Yz::*QIӯw\gIkޔf-fÒhȉym7-jfui}[H*wxJNFҁ2)SNamdA3$p'{y%u%\EE)H4e I฀]*N10D3B6Yb +#k"^))4TSʣRn۫`( b*i458zJSWgTRB! hpUKz2t5Rj&ffi.Y,(&,2L`&{rAn-"%;Fw@NyZչ %7#eIe筡/ыrL aUM&NY/Ruu 3U<ǔ3R6x?Zif1ػA]ҭ!5O.>I2@b!xgtݤ 'WߒKn>Dd !B>֭)}AUX&vh6:LYE6MEN[xx&~meURtR 1ݴz 6&Ů}JąBK [ '4Tq?$ UReD:z^թt"h`][n<3k&l]4f[.gi֕2 Z";A1YaE. XّU]*\_A yk~u62 uhFٶH(K'M_hR"q]6֢%Y[Xz6k!Ŝ'[Ұ/3q[6^SҮK#Dbat6]]J=G0Wu:!@ׄoݲ&,`[%"=pX(St|j/kI/hITexZ'vAlVw)B]H%WsB?^Ȑﭦ>[VX`jp-j5X5yvB[Yu4$>fbK?'uCc%ae>]q#]r^ R6UIͧ^m_)Z{D xK%9QH{(QJ `(9e-Qa33c`gP}4)DQPSdo ڴWuLlpQKŧ ecHT,``2me?jzkXWNjqhc#<r n3U1QPEvhw4WtkQ!f}yp==m.2Zʪsq?[qbv1w*vH(G 83!HoE ,r&!뵛CO婒/piRξF]NA="{YKNӆ0MjiR=2Z r]M&ŅK8NNI>0قc+~(ydd>ITkbbiHy%&DםL-*E):,_I_ҋ;#z1&깥bsY]1,u3r'$ #pqBw6 "0_$u}j\V94]k#t{)MBEUZI`Ɂ+-j;i p [ѕZ}D?l뛹 iU]S {^(m٬Rp/} NS7i.LϷyf,qe/^}LԒ@6rb.?G]>_=]ܝu\m:.'sZ\YPKdZf\ﭝZ^ ج03B?+4_Y.5PwSVxc/QbbM'e2VFy.G$Y$B :;v. b/{(_occ0ŸStU/Lbl-/SH}[ Ly8:Xd;aڸsDJ_](}^|{ ܨp)]KF3sQHv\?6%5B=ԻyUD>oHaAvk-~_SbdiQӂ}ZX37P9{ Ш]PK-%~fkPOY2 ˦&Wl5ð ="M7^θ{41pbzl =cȫ&= ~>W'8hwu @r΢wݵw XN9"ziOQpϛ:Q3ZRk#hQKSPD{m(Mg3hT_{/(QU;;FŐWM{_97zk Nm$%'dzЋgg<[Z9f.Tݞg5`~ sәT00BG. m3_6i"OmRmY4N]C3Šgo +gWVcFgǢ(WvG⅜Z &յ]sB\+PõbE,b(hh s6htLɿA1.FP%ަaBaǗiiKR" i c.xQXqk+w&B黛ܹ˹~ x6NaVd^X]={0²(l6Fp++Ӵ#-okPCֆm͙k?θeIG1A޲ 8z"woɆR_3f4Q͎K☘E_folwܲK k'B;M6mP0Vxgv:+,yk7K~m0tQB-J}<۵k+ٟ|4:$+ZD{H5EFA+ xBps{fRgV>B"&u};[g}u(>%Lj>`/*o&1wNw"js)/hUx#&\GpG<6KF5=ӵd>[ܘO9 3װv[{trZ<\ѩǒ5nRArlI q6JjA/tI?GSQEg*]M>&tN8275*IѼ l[RRQAZnMvͧ-a^Ϡ :1{1Mol†:ؐ{](%Qo#XbQ( E2x2ub2<hWBU77 V$[b܏|І"ʜuQlCnMUlCZе{#LmAWdIVuqe-<{"hKnxoRrӰ1s'Qӝ6ujds3c $Ǭ| 1'rJR}jd,\4όp|k;1ӷߞ||'!"MqKBvo'>3̄_էt.*Cqbaߖ( (Pڷn:LSz[VIPΙ>5h[ Oy%wuRnn`Y;~#yj8]i2UR73n`L2i-/݋_D}QڴIfQ-Qۓ&#=4,{szUiNBv(MOyTQl4k:kZ<\$;QS&@J1W?v T~Dz^ +.>w!737J^GlPiZ" 
    Enjoying the preview?
    Page 1 of 1