Results for keyword: Western culture
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Once upon a time in a small town: A review of The Other Shoe
Matt Pavelich takes what appears to be an ordinary tale about traveling the rural West and turns into something much darker and stranger in his new novel.
by Chérie Newman, Jul 22, 2012 -
Hero worship: A review of Let the Birds Drink in Peace
In Robert Garner McBrearty’s fresh and funny new story collection, ordinary guys occasionally experience an instant of greatness – and have to deal with the unexpected consequences.
by Jenny Shank, Jul 22, 2012 -
Tales from the Edge: A review of Extremophilia
The essays in Fred Haefele's slim collection Extremophilia, River Rats, Timber Tramps, Biker Trash, and Realtors are both casual and transcendent explorations of the West.
by Kris King, Apr 15, 2012 -
West to East, and a world away
After 20 years in the West he loves, a writer is forced to move back East.
by Charles Finn, Feb 16, 2012 -
A life in the wild
Carter Niemeyer's memoir Wolfer is the entertaining story of a government trapper who loves wildlife - especially serious predators like wolves.
by Hal Herring, Aug 21, 2011 -
It may be High Noon for tumbleweed
The tumbleweed may seem like a Western icon, but actually it's an invasive nuisance that scientists are struggling to control.
by Emilene Ostlind, May 19, 2011 -
Glimpses of the high desert
The essays in Ellen Waterston's Where the Crooked River Rises pay homage to her home in the high desert of eastern Oregon.
by Emilene Ostlind, Feb 06, 2011 -
Reasons to persevere
In his novel, Blind Your Ponies, Stanley Gordon West looks into the heart of a fictional small town in Montana.
by Karen Rigby, Feb 06, 2011 -
For a moment, we could get along
Despite our deep political differences, most Westerners work together when it counts.
by Christie Aschwanden, Jan 19, 2011 -
The newest Westerners
Immigrants from around the world are changing traditionally white Western communities such as Boise, Idaho.
by Jonathan Thompson, Oct 25, 2009
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