Gambling Hell in No Time

Brent L. Smith

The following is an excerpt from Smith’s forthcoming acid western novel.

Clem is a worldly fella, but he’s not much for talking so I get fragments here and there. Got to the West from Russia the

J’s task was to ensure each of 3 men that they had a connection with a girl.

She had sent me a video of herself in the bath listening to Elvis, and I watched that over and over.

She wanted to go under beautifully, before decomposition

June 4, 2026 | Fiction

Forgive yourself, as there is no other option but to forgive yourself.

June 3, 2026 | Fiction

I’d love to keep her locked away in legends, but she walks and grows among us.

June 2, 2026 | Fiction

I dreamt of the mystery woman, still faceless, and I woke up haunted.

Love is like a museum. You have to look around, experience things, and then leave.

"I loved reading Exit, Carefully. It’s unusual, and in my opinion exciting, to publish a play without previously receiving a major production."

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