Sixteen-year-old Lew Kelly grew up idolizing his enigmatic ex-gunfighter father. Everyone thought Lew's habit of practicing his quick draw was a harmless amusement-until the day when a boys' hot-headed quarrel exploded into gunplay, with disastrous results. Three years later, Lew is withdrawn and bitter-and he still carries a gun. When an unexpected twist of circumstances forces him to face again the memories and the aftermath of that ill-fated fight, will old wrongs be righted-or will the result be an even worse tragedy than before? Novella, approximately 38,000 words.