Malcolm Blackwood

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3,951 appearances 8 recordings 2 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 5d ago

Malcolm Blackwood’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 8 in all, peaking in Aug 2026 with 4.

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You're lucky I came by when I did.

People don't usually make it off this road in one piece.

I didn't respond.

I couldn't.

All I could do was sit there, clutching the bottle with shaking hands, and stare out at the dark woods as they disappeared into the distance.

The rest of the drive back to town was a blur.

I stared out the truck's passenger side window, clutching my water like a lifeline, my mind replaying the assault over and over.

The merciless grip on my throat, the way the air had been stolen from my lungs.

If that trucker hadn't come when she did, I wouldn't have made it.

Marie Big Red Cartwright, as she introduced herself, had the air of someone who'd seen her share of trouble and didn't have time for nonsense.

Her broad shoulders filled the cab, her thick hands gripping the steering wheel with an ease that made me envious.

She didn't say much at first, she just kept glancing over at me with an expression that hovered between concern and mild irritation.

"'You sure you don't want me to take you to a hospital?'

she asked eventually.

I shook my head, my throat too inflamed to speak.

The last thing I needed was a bunch of questions I couldn't answer, followed by looks of pity or, worse, disbelief.

Marie sighed.

"'All right, but you ought to know this ain't the first time I've pulled someone off Briar's Bend.

That road's trouble, plain and simple.'

I turned to look at her, wincing as the motion pulled at the bruises forming on my neck.

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