Ayra Atkinson: Stories

In the lawless desert town of Dusty Crown, survival is a brutal game played by those willing to trade flesh, blood, and souls. Clara, a defiant young Black woman, strikes a desperate bargain with the town’s ruthless mayor, Al Grimshaw, to save her kidnapped sister from the saloon’s underground human auctions. Her calculated deception sets in motion a chain of betrayals that draws the attention of Alex O’Connell, a gun-skilled bounty hunter bent on dismantling Dusty Crown’s corrupt empire.

In the scorched, lawless land surrounding the town of Dreadworth, survival demands hard choices. Gabriel Whitford, a weathered ranch owner, rides into town and purchases Tillie “Wild” Beasley from her desperate husband, Hugo Quin, who has gambled away everything. Tillie expects a new life, but instead finds herself bound to a brutal arrangement: Gabriel’s “protection” comes with the price of serving not just him, but his ranch hands, under the supervision of his calculating wife, Gertrude.

In the bustling port city of Grayhaven, where steamships dock and fortunes are won or lost overnight, Minnie Travers lives a double life. By day, she is the refined niece of a wealthy shipping magnate; by night, she slips into the shadowy underworld to protect those preyed upon by the city’s most dangerous racketeers. When her path crosses with Morris Kane—a smooth-talking ex-smuggler seeking redemption—their uneasy alliance pulls them into a treacherous game against the Black Harbormasters, a s

a fifteen orphan, Mason, has been life in the street and never known what his life will be. As many years go, a stranger come to town. The stranger known as ex-con who will share him how to survive in the cruelty town. At the end, Mason know he is not a stranger for him.

Come from a family who has history about cotton plantation, Morris dream to become a famous art painter. Help by his beloved mom who become a nude model for him. His art activity sudenly turn to a salvation. Can he change his life to get better with his art skills ?

Two pairs, a mothers and sons, struggle amidst the cruelty of a city that oppresses them. Although not yet adult males, the two sons struggle together to save their mother from the hardships of their dirty jobs.

A Wild West story in a lawless town where a saloon bar stage spectacles become the only one entertainment for the townsfolk.