The Kill

Back in 1950s, a young boy is exposed to two different sorts of horror at the same time. His father takes him to exercise the greyhounds. He witnesses his first kill, a possum. The blood lust in his father, raises another sort of lust in the man. The boy must deal with both of them. This short story, by Barry Revill, is based on a real event. WARNING this story contains descriptions of violence and mild child abuse and may upset some readers.