THE COWARDLY LION, Chapter XXIII

THE COWARDLY LION, Chapter XXIII

Chapter XXIII The trip onto the base was quick and easy, although getting through the gate for the first time without having to travel ten more miles to Mainside to sit, qualify for, and get a base sticker, was a bit problematic. The two guards were suspicious of the...
The Cowardly Lion,  Chapter XXI.

The Cowardly Lion, Chapter XXI.

The crowd was stirred up for the coming run, as Danny Ongais climbed into the GTO and belted up. Mickey and his helpers, many more than had been around before, gathered behind the car and pushed it to a place just a few feet from the starting line. The near-identical...
The Cowardly Lion, Chapter XX

The Cowardly Lion, Chapter XX

I walked into the room, turned, and handed the orders to my wife, tossing the useless envelope it’d come in onto the couch located across our small living room. “Hand-delivered by a Naval messenger,” I said, not knowing what else to say, my mind already beginning to...