As an old cowboy looks back on his life, he remembers the day from his childhood when a mysterious traveler visits his dusty desert town. That one day changed everything. 

Now, more than seventy years later, the traveler has returned. The old cowboy thinks he knows why, but there's only one way to find out for sure. 

THE HEALER is a 3,000 word dark fiction short story about the old west, mysterious visitors, and the cycle of human life.

"The Healer"

by Drew Starling