In the dark where two dusty back roads cross a black car sits waiting. The man inside will make a deal he has many times before and will again. He is known in these parts as The Judge. Folk go to him when they have a powerful need, a want that can’t be satisfied any other way. Some are too young to know better, others are desperate and still others just pain stupid. His price is high and many never believe they will have to pay it but the bill comes due eventually. There is no escape. No lead pill that can free you. Once struck the deal is all that remains.
Episodes
Oct 4, 2022
Oct 4, 2022
20 min
“You can’t beat me. You can’t win. You don’t have what it takes,” The Judge said as he looked down at Jacob.
Sep 20, 2022
Sep 20, 2022
23 min
An hour past the Ol’ Scratch tavern on 11, Jacob, Brian and Clyde turned off the main road onto a two-wheel trail that threaded itself through the trees opening onto a farmyard.
Aug 30, 2022
Aug 9, 2022
Aug 9, 2022
26 min
By 6 p.m. John had worked himself into a frantic state. He was shaking and sweating.
Jul 21, 2022
Jul 5, 2022
Jul 5, 2022
26 min
Wincing again, he thought of the song that had forced its way out of him yesterday. He tried to play it, but it would not come.
Jun 14, 2022
Jun 14, 2022
21 min
He kicked the heap of useless timber, then picked it up and flung it across the room. It slammed into the framed photo of his icon, Robert Johnson. It crashed to the floor—bits of glass and wood scattering everywhere.
Jun 2, 2022
Jun 2, 2022
19 min
Once, the lonely house had been painted light green and white, but now much of the paint was peeled, flaked off, revealing weathered grey boards. Some windows still held glass, reflecting a washed-out and colourless sky.
May 17, 2022
May 17, 2022
17 min
He walked alone down a dirt road on a quiet, moonless night. He came to a sign he could not read. It pointed back to the way he had come.
May 5, 2022
May 5, 2022
22 min
He sighed. It had been a long day, and there was always more to do. His mind wasn’t on the farm, though. The past few days, he had thought about Billy a lot. It wasn’t fair.