The Boaz Scorekeeper, written in 2017, is my second novel. I'll post it, a chapter a day, over the next few weeks.
We returned from our Kentucky fantasy land field trip late Wednesday after spending most of the day in Nashville touring the Cheekwood Estate and Gardens with its Georgian mansion, 55 acres of cultivated gardens, and art museum. I figured this event was an add-on since it had been on last year’s schedule but had to be canceled due to an outbreak of the flu across Nashville.
I dropped Karla and Kaden off at Hickory Hollow and drove to the office. On the way, I decided to detour past John Ericson’s home. When I turned on Capstone Drive I remembered that John and his wife no longer lived in the white colonial nestled in the far back corner of Dogwood Lane. Several years ago, they had purchased a 100-acre tract that bordered the south side of Boaz Country Club and accessed it via the extra lot that was south of their home on Dogwood Lane. I had heard they built a sprawling plantation style home with Olympic size swimming pool and tennis courts. The only way to see their current home was to travel down the long, paved driveway that started on Dogwood Lane. I finally realized that if I was going to mete out justice to John Ericson I could not afford to act spontaneously. Every move I made had to be carefully considered. I had to have a plan.
The Pencil Driven Life 