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Stroke of insight: A review of Before the End, After the Beginning http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.5/stroke-of-insight-a-review-of-before-the-end-after-the-beginning Dagoberto Gilb's remarkable new fiction collection captures the lives of struggling Southwestern people.No publisherJenny ShankBefore the EndDagoberto Gilbshort storiesfictionAfter the Beginning2012-03-14T19:38:48ZNews ArticleInterior Landscapes: A review of The City Beneath the Snow http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.4/interior-landscapes-a-review-of-the-city-beneath-the-snow The short stories in Marjorie Kowalski Cole's posthumous collection The City Beneath the Snow take readers deep into the subarctic melting pot of Fairbanks, Alaska.No publisherMichael EngelhardMarjorie Kowalski ColeThe City Beneath the Snowshort storiesFairbanks, Alaskafiction2012-03-02T19:51:54ZNews ArticleSeeds of atonement: an interview with writer Shann Ray http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.16/seeds-of-atonement-an-interview-with-writer-shann-ray Shann Ray's short stories focus on the theme of redemption in the lives of ordinary Western families.No publisherJenny ShankpsychologistsforgivenessShann RayfictionWestern writersteachersAmerican Masculineshort stories2011-09-28T15:19:58ZNews ArticleDon't tell her she can't: a profile of author Mary Clearman Blew http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.16/dont-tell-her-she-cant-a-profile-of-author-mary-clearman-blew Mary Clearman Blew struck out on her own, leaving rural Montana and a life as a housewife to become a professor and writer.No publisherAndrea Clark MasonMary Clearman BlewmemoirsranchersfictionWestern writersteachersshort storiesThis Is Not the Ivy League2011-09-23T14:36:09ZNews ArticleStories like a bale unrolling: a review of Conjugations of the Verb To Be http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.16/stories-like-a-bale-unrolling-a-review-of-conjugations-of-the-verb Glen Chamberlain's short stories bring to life the people of a fictional Montana town.No publisherCharles Finnfamiliesrural lifesmall townsfictionMontanaConjugations of the Verb To BeGlen Chamberlainshort stories2011-09-16T19:38:00ZNews ArticleThe turn of the wheel: the many lives of writer H. Lee Barnes http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.16/the-turn-of-the-wheel-the-many-lives-of-writer-h.-lee-barnes Nevada writer H. Lee Barnes brings his experiences as a soldier, cop and casino dealer to his gritty short stories and nonfiction.No publisherCaleb CageH. Lee BarnespolicememoirsLas VegasWestern writerscasinosGreen BeretsnonfictionVietnamshort stories2011-09-16T19:39:19ZNews ArticleLiving close to the bone in modern Alaska: A review of Bear Down, Bear North http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.16/living-close-to-the-bone-in-modern-alaska-a-review-of-bear-down-bear-north The short stories in Melinda Moustakis' book plunge the reader into the challenging world of contemporary Alaskans.
No publisherAlexa Mergenfamiliesrural lifeAlaskafictionMelinda Moustakisshort storiesBear NorthBear Down2011-09-16T19:34:23ZNews ArticleThat quiet haunted place: A review of American Masculine http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.10/that-quiet-haunted-place-a-review-of-american-masculine The short stories in Shann Ray's book take us deep into the lives of Western men. No publisherKurt Caswellrural lifeAmerican MasculinefictionShann Rayshort storiesWestern men2011-06-09T21:31:31ZNews ArticleThe painful beauty of love http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.8/the-painful-beauty-of-love Melanie Rae Thon's short stories, gathered in her collection In This Light, paint a desolate and tender picture of the West.No publisherKathleen YalefamilyMelanie Rae Thonfictionsmall town lifepovertyIn This Lightshort stories2011-05-12T21:41:54ZNews ArticleThe dark corners of the heart: A review of Volt http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.5/the-dark-corners-of-the-heart-a-review-of-volt The short stories in Alan Heathcock's collection, Volt, bring the troubled inhabitants of a small town vividly to life.No publisherTara Rae Minerrural lifesmall townsfictionVoltAlan Heathcockshort stories2011-03-16T21:23:07ZNews ArticleWriting in tradition http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.18/writing-in-tradition In her first short story collection, From the Hilltop, Toni Jensen relies on her Metis heritage to explore American Indian life off the reservation.No publisherKurt CaswellFrom the HilltopToni Jensenmodern American Indian lifefictionMetis cultureshort stories2010-10-21T20:18:16ZNews ArticleDaniel Orozco is out of the office http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.16/daniel-orozco-is-out-of-the-office In Moscow, Idaho, Daniel Orozco writes darkly funny short stories that flirt with the macabre.No publisherBrian Kevinshort storiesUniversity of IdahoDaniel OrozcoOrientation and Other StoriesWestern writers2010-09-10T20:57:18ZNews ArticleTruth, lies and poetry http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.14/truth-lies-and-poetry Reading the short stories and poems in Sherman Alexie's War Dances is like watching an intricate dance.No publisherLisa SongAmerican Indian writerspoetsChief JosephfictionNative AmericansSherman AlexieWar Dancespoemsshort stories2010-08-11T18:21:15ZNews ArticleStories from the shadow sides http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.10/stories-from-the-shadow-sides The short stories in Aryn Kyle's Boys and Girls Like You and Me are threaded by themes of solitude and unrest.No publisherKaren RigbyAryn Kylecontemporary life, fictionshort storiesBoys and Girls Like You and Me2010-06-02T19:33:06ZNews ArticleGhosts of Wyoming: A haunted past and present http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.8/wyomings-haunted-past-and-present The haunting short stories in Alyson Hagy's collection resonate with themes of loss, resignation and hope.No publisherMelissa MylchreestGhosts of Wyomingshort storiesWyoming cultureAlyson Hagyfiction2010-05-04T17:09:41ZNews Article