pickEverett tells the story of a black rancher/horse trainer and his uncle in Wyoming. A gay man is murdered in the town and the main characters become involved in unexpected ways. Everett‘s story is so detailed about ranch life, training horses, and brutal weather that I had to research if Everett had worked on a ranch and, yes, he did. This is a quick read and engrossing as all of his books are and it ended too quickly.
A quote from this book written in 2005.
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The route to this prompt is circuitous. This is a view from our apartment when we first moved to Salt Lake City in 2008, while I was reading Wallace Stegner's The Gathering of Zion about the founding of the LDS church and the Latter-day Saints' journey(s) to what would become Utah. I was not yet in my "photographing reads" era, but I associate this view with the book and with the term "saints."
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pickJohn is a black man who trains horses on his ranch outside of a small town in Wyoming. When a gay man is murdered in the town the event vibrates through out his life in unexpected ways including bringing the son of his college roommate to stay. Percival Everett is in a league of his own and my only complaint about this book is that it is so short. The ending was so abrupt, I wanted another 150 pages.
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A little under-the-weather this weekend with an allergy/asthma flare-up, I‘ve spent most of the day sleeping. Childhood Saturdays with my dad were my inspiration for today‘s haiku. He helped make me a reader & movie buff, even if I don‘t love westerns the way he did. Miss him, always. Happy Father‘s Day💚
Pipe smoke, faded books,
cowboys ride through black and white,
Dad beside me still
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pick“Wounded” is a compelling read. It‘s a quick one too. There‘s a lot happening in 207 pages.
pickA short children's book about the life and career of Bass Reeves, a man born into slavery who served a long time as a deputy marshal hunting down criminals in Indian Territory. It has all the adventurous hallmarks of Western fiction with an emphasis on Bass Reeves upstanding moral character.
I find myself interested in learning more about him.
