criminal stories Joe Kilgore long stories pick of the month Monday, February 16, 2026 Ruin by Joe Kilgore Proud American trucker Earl Bishop takes on a new cattle hauling contract that is destined to change his life.Heat waves shimmied atop the asphalt ribbon like minnows darting in a pond. Outside the temperature topped a hundred, but inside the Kenworth W990, seventy-two degrees kept Earl cool as that proverbial cucumber you hear so much about. For certain men, there's something special about… Read more Labels: criminal stories Joe Kilgore long stories pick of the month 8 comments: