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‘Midnight at the Blackbird Café’ Chapters
MEMBERS ONLY Chapters 1 & 2
“Why don’t you start at the beginning?” “The beginning? Well, I reckon that was the funeral.
MEMBERS ONLY MEMBERS ONLY Chapters 3 & 4
“When did you first notice the blackbirds?” the reporter asked. Bow Barthelemy kicked out long, thin legs.
MEMBERS ONLY MEMBERS ONLY Chapters 5 & 6
“Have you ever eaten a slice of the blackbird pie at the café?” “Yes, indeedy,” Mr. Lazenby said. “Every day for thirteen
MEMBERS ONLY MEMBERS ONLY Chapters 7 & 8
“Some people don’t want anything to do with the pie,” Summer Pavegeau said. She tucked a strand of hair behind her
MEMBERS ONLY MEMBERS ONLY Chapters 9 & 10
“What initially brought you to town, sir?” “A report of a rare sighting of Turdus merula,” Zachariah Boyd said
MEMBERS ONLY MEMBERS ONLY Chapters 11 & 12
“Excuse me,” the reporter said to the young woman hustling between tables. “Can I help you?”
MEMBERS ONLY MEMBERS ONLY Chapters 13 & 14
“You live near here, don’t you?” “Up the mountain a bit, in a cabin on Creek Hill,” Cam Kolbaugh said.
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MEMBERS ONLY Chapters 15 & 16
“You’ve lived next door to the café for five years now, but you didn’t know the blackbirds were a rare species
MEMBERS ONLY MEMBERS ONLY Chapters 17 & 18
The reporter glanced over at the older woman at the next table. Pen in hand, she was focused on a leather-bound
MEMBERS ONLY MEMBERS ONLY Chapters 19 & 20
“Sometimes you have to know when to give in. I mean, if he hasn’t come around by now, he never will. Am I right?”
MEMBERS ONLY MEMBERS ONLY Chapters 21 & 22
“Beautiful property you have out here,” the reporter said. Aubin Pavegeau limped toward the small cabin
MEMBERS ONLY MEMBERS ONLY Chapters 23 & 24
The reporter was a virtual stranger in this town, yet even he’d heard of Dr. Linden’s diagnosis.
MEMBERS ONLY MEMBERS ONLY Chapters 25 & 26
“Hihi!” The reporter waved to the little girl. “Your daughter is cute.” Natalie Walker finger-combed her daughter’s
MEMBERS ONLY MEMBERS ONLY Chapters 27- 29
“The fire came as a shock,” Jena Barthelemy said. “But maybe, on closer look, it was a blessing in disguise.”
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