Of all the gin joints, in all the world, you walked into mine.
Thanks, and welcome to Decatur Clary’s website!
Who the heck is Decatur Clary, you might be asking yourself, or where are all the funny cat pictures?
My cats have taken a restraining order out against me and the dog, preventing us from posting any more cute pictures of them on the internet without their permission. What really sucks is that I had to pay their lawyer’s bill, because they’re cats you know.
Back to your first question, or rather the first question that I assumed you would be thinking. I know, it is presumptuous of me to presume to know what you’re thinking, but who hasn’t walked into a room and wondered what they were doing there and why they were put on this earth?
Decatur Clary is slightly above average. By that, I mean C+, a solid 2.5, maybe 3.0 on a good day. He has no original thoughts and only offers a rehash of things heard and read over his lifetime. This does not make what he has to say redundant in anyway, it only shows how common some principles are, once you get past the layers of civilization and religion. For example: ‘It is better to be alive than it is to be dead.’ Very few people would argue with that and they won’t be around long enough to persuade differently.
Decatur Clary grew up moving, never living in the same place for more than three years until he attained the age of 22, when he met the future Mrs. Clary. They bought the house her daddy built and hunkered down to raise their family. For the next 30 + years Decatur wrote his stories in silence, allowing only Mrs. Clary to read some of them, working and re-working in search of the exactly correct words to capture an eternal universal truth about people and the things we all share: love, family and faith.
Like most average people, Decatur Clary has an unfulfilled dream, to be known as ‘Decatur Clary the Writer’ instead of ‘Decatur the Liar’. Children can be cruel, and the scars of childhood trauma never completely heal if you pick at them daily.
To that end, Decatur Clary has produced three novels, all works of fiction.
Honest, there is not a word of truth in any of them. It is true some of the places do exist, and yes, it is true some of the names used are in homage to people who have passed on, but none of the events ever happened like he says they did and none of the people ever really existed. Okay, one, but he deserves what happens to him.
Thanks, and welcome to Decatur Clary’s website!
Who the heck is Decatur Clary, you might be asking yourself, or where are all the funny cat pictures?
My cats have taken a restraining order out against me and the dog, preventing us from posting any more cute pictures of them on the internet without their permission. What really sucks is that I had to pay their lawyer’s bill, because they’re cats you know.
Back to your first question, or rather the first question that I assumed you would be thinking. I know, it is presumptuous of me to presume to know what you’re thinking, but who hasn’t walked into a room and wondered what they were doing there and why they were put on this earth?
Decatur Clary is slightly above average. By that, I mean C+, a solid 2.5, maybe 3.0 on a good day. He has no original thoughts and only offers a rehash of things heard and read over his lifetime. This does not make what he has to say redundant in anyway, it only shows how common some principles are, once you get past the layers of civilization and religion. For example: ‘It is better to be alive than it is to be dead.’ Very few people would argue with that and they won’t be around long enough to persuade differently.
Decatur Clary grew up moving, never living in the same place for more than three years until he attained the age of 22, when he met the future Mrs. Clary. They bought the house her daddy built and hunkered down to raise their family. For the next 30 + years Decatur wrote his stories in silence, allowing only Mrs. Clary to read some of them, working and re-working in search of the exactly correct words to capture an eternal universal truth about people and the things we all share: love, family and faith.
Like most average people, Decatur Clary has an unfulfilled dream, to be known as ‘Decatur Clary the Writer’ instead of ‘Decatur the Liar’. Children can be cruel, and the scars of childhood trauma never completely heal if you pick at them daily.
To that end, Decatur Clary has produced three novels, all works of fiction.
Honest, there is not a word of truth in any of them. It is true some of the places do exist, and yes, it is true some of the names used are in homage to people who have passed on, but none of the events ever happened like he says they did and none of the people ever really existed. Okay, one, but he deserves what happens to him.
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Someone once compared life to a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get until you choose a piece and bite into it, and then it’s too late. If they were talking about the heart shaped sampler my father always gave my mom to mark any occasion that didn’t warrant a real present, everything good was eaten the first day. On the second day, if no one was watching and you got something nasty, you’d slip it back into the box with the bite marks down and hope nobody noticed while you snagged a different one. By the third day all the remaining candy had been tasted and rejected, but still exuded a chocolate attraction to passing kids that would cause them to pause and riffle through the pleated papers with the desperate hope that something good had been overlooked.
But, this isn’t like that, honest. Decatur Clary is a free sampler of four Decatur Clary stories designed to titillate the palate while introducing you to the style and stories of Decatur Clary.
The Agreement is an excerpt from Decatur’s novel, 7 Crows a Secret. While 7 Crows centers around family secrets that lead to murder, The Agreement is a romance. In 1867 Julie Corbeau is facing 30 with dwindling prospects. Stuck on a farm in northwest Florida, her fiancée dead in the war, she sees her life laid out before, until the day of her death.
But, Julie has a secret and today she going to the railroad station to meet him for the first time. Until now, their relationship has been based on the exchange of less than a half dozen letters. He professes to be as lonely and as desperate as she is, but he is a Yankee and Irish to boot. Can she dare to trust him? Could he be the answer she has been waiting for?
The Calling is another excerpt from Decatur’s novel, 7 Crows a Secret. In 1855 there weren’t many opportunities for entertainment in rural northwest Florida. The Corbeau family takes time out of their busy lives to attend a revival meeting, camping on the grounds and featuring three preachers. There is time for socializing, renewing old acquaintances and sparking fresh romance. One preacher is like a wise grandfather, another a harsh taskmaster, but the third is a question mark until they encounter the moonshiners and their faith is tested.
Willa and Buddy is the opening chapter of Decatur Clary’s novel The Lady Lu. This story tells of the beginning of a lifetime adventure for a girl and her dog. Willa Grace is a precocious soon-to-be six-year-old and Buddy is supposed to be her daddy’s dog. But against this little girl he doesn’t stand much of a chance.
Grandpa’s Shortcut began as mental exercise for Decatur, like stretching your legs or cracking your knuckles, and ended up being homage to his grandfather. When Grandpa gets shuffled off on Randall and his older brother, Chris, they are mostly concerned about what effect this will have on their planned fishing trip and how their friends would react. Grandpa’s shortcut ends up taking a little longer, but it leads to new friends, adventures and discoveries along the way.
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Someone once compared life to a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get until you choose a piece and bite into it, and then it’s too late. If they were talking about the heart shaped sampler my father always gave my mom to mark any occasion that didn’t warrant a real present, everything good was eaten the first day. On the second day, if no one was watching and you got something nasty, you’d slip it back into the box with the bite marks down and hope nobody noticed while you snagged a different one. By the third day all the remaining candy had been tasted and rejected, but still exuded a chocolate attraction to passing kids that would cause them to pause and riffle through the pleated papers with the desperate hope that something good had been overlooked.
But, this isn’t like that, honest. Decatur Clary is a free sampler of four Decatur Clary stories designed to titillate the palate while introducing you to the style and stories of Decatur Clary.
The Agreement is an excerpt from Decatur’s novel, 7 Crows a Secret. While 7 Crows centers around family secrets that lead to murder, The Agreement is a romance. In 1867 Julie Corbeau is facing 30 with dwindling prospects. Stuck on a farm in northwest Florida, her fiancée dead in the war, she sees her life laid out before, until the day of her death.
But, Julie has a secret and today she going to the railroad station to meet him for the first time. Until now, their relationship has been based on the exchange of less than a half dozen letters. He professes to be as lonely and as desperate as she is, but he is a Yankee and Irish to boot. Can she dare to trust him? Could he be the answer she has been waiting for?
The Calling is another excerpt from Decatur’s novel, 7 Crows a Secret. In 1855 there weren’t many opportunities for entertainment in rural northwest Florida. The Corbeau family takes time out of their busy lives to attend a revival meeting, camping on the grounds and featuring three preachers. There is time for socializing, renewing old acquaintances and sparking fresh romance. One preacher is like a wise grandfather, another a harsh taskmaster, but the third is a question mark until they encounter the moonshiners and their faith is tested.
Willa and Buddy is the opening chapter of Decatur Clary’s novel The Lady Lu. This story tells of the beginning of a lifetime adventure for a girl and her dog. Willa Grace is a precocious soon-to-be six-year-old and Buddy is supposed to be her daddy’s dog. But against this little girl he doesn’t stand much of a chance.
Grandpa’s Shortcut began as mental exercise for Decatur, like stretching your legs or cracking your knuckles, and ended up being homage to his grandfather. When Grandpa gets shuffled off on Randall and his older brother, Chris, they are mostly concerned about what effect this will have on their planned fishing trip and how their friends would react. Grandpa’s shortcut ends up taking a little longer, but it leads to new friends, adventures and discoveries along the way.
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Tim liked to drive in the desert, to clear his mind, until he met Ed and Earl.
When Ed broke loose in L.A., Tim had to team up with Earl to get him back to the desert before any serious damage was done. They were too late.
Ed had rescued Candy and Mandy, Marilyn Monroe impersonators, and aroused the ire of their prospective enslaver, Homer.
But Ed has a secret, a damned big secret, and with the police closing in, there is only time for one more try.
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Tim liked to drive in the desert, to clear his mind, until he met Ed and Earl.
When Ed broke loose in L.A., Tim had to team up with Earl to get him back to the desert before any serious damage was done. They were too late.
Ed had rescued Candy and Mandy, Marilyn Monroe impersonators, and aroused the ire of their prospective enslaver, Homer.
But Ed has a secret, a damned big secret, and with the police closing in, there is only time for one more try.
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When a man too good to live meets a man too evil to die, all Tate’s Hell breaks loose.
Bill Steele leaves behind a loving family, friends and his boat, the ‘Lady Lu’. LeRoi leaves death and destruction in his wake when he escapes into Tate’s Hell.
Bill’s family has to learn to live without him. LeRoi learns that Tate’s Hell is … well, hell.
When LeRoi is finally driven from the fires of Tate’s Hell, he still has the Steele family to contend with.
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Bill Steele leaves behind a loving family, friends and his boat, the ‘Lady Lu’. LeRoi leaves death and destruction in his wake when he escapes into Tate’s Hell.
Bill’s family has to learn to live without him. LeRoi learns that Tate’s Hell is … well, hell.
When LeRoi is finally driven from the fires of Tate’s Hell, he still has the Steele family to contend with.
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“‘Seven crows, a secret, never to be told’. I guess I’m the secret no one ever told.”
For over twenty years David has been haunted by the hanged man’s words. In 1933 he has one last chance to find their meaning.
The trail of his family’s stories leads him to the bedside of an old woman, the last witness to the events and David’s best hope for an answer.
If she does tell, will anyone have the wit to recognize it?
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For over twenty years David has been haunted by the hanged man’s words. In 1933 he has one last chance to find their meaning.
The trail of his family’s stories leads him to the bedside of an old woman, the last witness to the events and David’s best hope for an answer.
If she does tell, will anyone have the wit to recognize it?
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