The Whiskey Thieves
by Daniel Eskridge
Title
The Whiskey Thieves
Artist
Daniel Eskridge
Medium
Digital Art - Digital 3d Rendering/cgi
Description
A young couple went out West to seek their fortune with nothing but a single trusty hound and the clothes on their backs. By the time they got there though, the opportunities had all but dried up. Wealthy ranchers had claimed all the good land, and, in the towns, new businesses had to answer to both the greedy banks and to the local crime boss.
Desperate, the couple turned to a life of crime. They've attempted to steal a cart loaded with barrels of whiskey. But, misfortune has struck, and the horse has broken free, leaving them stranded in a field as a posse approaches. Now they must prepare to defend themselves.
They are about to learn the hard lesson that, in life, the poor rarely get away with stealing from the rich. For the owner of the saloon to which the barrels were intended, is, in fact, the local racketeer. He and his men will show these whisky thieves little mercy.
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August 2nd, 2012
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Comments (26)
Reynold Jay
Love the short story too Daniel! Yep--not an uncommon thing to see greed ruling most everything! Beautiful work of art! Well done! FAVORITE!
Joe Gilronan
Another excellent work v/f. Sorry I missed the fantasy contest, having lots of internet problems.