‘Emerald Casino’: An excerpt

From “Emerald Casino,” by Jeff Guay, published in 2024 edition of The Whitefish Review.

Darcy at the Hill County Archives confirms that where Town Pump now stands, under renovation since last summer, on the hill that abuts the interstate, there was once an operating ranch.

“They were known to have hogs,” says Darcy. “So it’s probably a pig they found, not a person.”