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Smile When You Say Texas

Smile When You Say Texas

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Not being from Texas, I’d never heard of a prison rodeo. But somehow shooting people from the semi-privacy and convenience of your car, DRIVE FRIENDLY, and prison bull riding, all hooked up seriatim, seemed to be related.more

Tex Shochet

Tex Shochet

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The boat to Cyprus cost us only our labor. In the short time of many hours we formed the bond of work. We were not unflinching, but we worked through the flinches.more

Belonged to Someone

Belonged to Someone

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And the void opened up in my mind, a vast blankness at the edge of a bright red line of boundary, and I didn’t fully understand.more

White Buffalo

White Buffalo

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“They’re playing with a stacked deck,” he’d grouse. “Meanwhile, I’m getting dealt noth-ing but jokers.”more

Lost Indian Gold Mine

Lost Indian Gold Mine

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If I had even an inkling of where to look, I’d sure as hell invest me in some scuba gear, I tell you that much.more

Una Vida

Una Vida

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“He called her Lucy, after my Ma, on account of her eyes being big, round, and dyingmore