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    The Brute
    The Brute
    The Brute
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    The Brute

    By J.C. Hulsey

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    Gabriel Montague, a newspaper man from Philadelphia is searching for anomalies in the Appalachia Mountains to write a series of stories for his newspaper, when he comes across something or someone like he has never encountered before in all his travels.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJ.C. Hulsey Books
    Release dateApr 1, 2024
    ISBN9798224465576
    The Brute
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    J.C. Hulsey

    I really can't explain how or why I write. It's like an explosion in my brain and the words come flowing out like a raging river and then other times like a frozen glazier. I wrote a twenty-eight page booklet of poetry over the course of two days and nights. I mention nights because as soon as my head hits the pillow, it's like a switch goes off in my brain and I have to write. J.C. Hulsey J.C. Hulsey has lived in Midlothian, Texas for thirty years. He's a father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He has been married for 56 years. He enjoys Western movies and TV Shows, (especially the older ones) and reading about Mail-Order Brides. He is also the owner of six cats (all stray cats, showed up on the back porch) and one dog (rescue dog) He worked for 33 years at Bell Helicopter. He served in the USAF for five years, and the Air National Guard for four years. He has always wanted to be an author. He started writing songs in his early twenties. He recorded a couple of songs in the late 1960s. He started writing poetry in the 1970s to share with others. He self-published them on Amazon in 2013. He still felt the need to write something different. He tried writing a book in the 1970s, but it was never finished. In 2014, he felt the urge to write a western novel. However, he needed something different than what was on the market. What about a young Christian Gunfighter? He now has 44 books on Amazon.com

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      Book preview

      The Brute - J.C. Hulsey

      Gabriel Montague, a newspaper man from Philadelphia is searching for anomalies in the Appalachia Mountains to write a series of stories for his newspaper, when he comes across something or someone like he has never encountered before in all his travels.   

      Somewhere in the Appalachian Mountain Range, located in the State of Tennessee.

      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

      I watched as the kids made fun of him. 

      Look, it's him. It's the Brute. Come on, let's chase him, said the oldest boy. 

      Not me, said the second boy. 

      What if he decides to chase you instead? asked a third kid. 

      He hasn't ever done it in the past, quipped the first boy. Come on, as he picked up a couple of rocks.

      The other boys followed suit and filled their hands with stones, though not as big as those of the oldest kid.

      The brute as they called him stood his ground, not the least intimidated by the young kids.

      As the boys readied their missiles, I studied the one they called the Brute. 

      The man had grayish skin and black eyes. He had a bald head and on closer inspection, I noticed he had nary a hair on his entire body. He was a large man, but not in height. He was barrel chested with enormous arms and legs. Somehow all these things made him look deformed. There was one thing that made him unique. When he smiled, it seemed the whole area lit up, his teeth were perfectly shaped and shone like ivory, which he was doing now, smiling at the boys who were getting ready to bombard him with stones.

      When he noticed me observing him, the smile quickly became a frown, which caused him to look like some sort of creature from another world. I averted my

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