spades the ceremony right behind you three stories by dale lucas author of the neo-pulp novel doc voodoo : aces & eights published 2012 by beating windward press llc for contact information , please visit : www.beatingwindward.com text : copyright dale lucas , 2012 all rights reserved book & cover design : copyright kp creative , 2012 cover photograph by richard north ( creative commons ) http : //richardnorth.net first smashwords edition this is a work of fiction .