Femme de Joie arrived late to the Dry Creek Station party. She had heard of it but had always assumed it was a sort of roadhouse-cum-greasy spoon with nothing much to justify the drive out east of Redding. Nothing against roadhouses or Ye Olde Greasy Spoon; it's just that she'd prefer the roadhouse to be within crawling distance of home, and there ( Read more... )

If you grew up in Redding or have lived here an appreciable amount of time, there are certain unwritten rules and codes that are unimpeachable and unchallengeable, God's Laws Of The Shasta County Universe which are eternal truths forever and ever world without end amen ( Read more... )