Stories tagged “cowboys”
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San Lucas at Night
It was almost night at the San Lucas outpost just outside of Los Gorriónes, a small, dusty town on the edge of the frontier. The occasional buzzard could be seen circling the open lands in search of supper. The air was tense. Father Michael thumbed th...
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Just Another Chance Encounter
It was the last thing you’d expect to see in a swimming pool. In fact, it was the last thing you’d expect to see anywhere in the known universe. The fact that it happened in Billy’s swimming pool was just one of those fascinatingly mi...
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He Who Has the Weaponry Makes the Rules
He burst open the doors to the saloon, ripping one off its hinges and sending it clattering to the floor. The several Compsognathus that had been there scattered in a flurry of yelps and chitters. The piano player noticed and slowly stopped playing, th...
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How the West was Won
The horse brewed up a heavy dust cloud over the Utah territory. The terrified rider pushed his mount to the breaking point, leaving bloody gashes from his frantic spurring. Looking over his shoulder, a grin spread across his face as he escaped from the...
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Stagecoach
On the way down to Pecos, I saw a stagecoach in the distance. At first I thought I was seeing things, but then it was right there in front of me like a punch in the gut. I put my hand on my gun as the wooden wheels came to a stop. Dust and weeds blew b...
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Bone to Pick
“You looking for me, Othniel Marsh?” asked a man with a thin, pointed face, his mustache overshadowing his lips like an eagle’s outstretched wings. Cradling his drink in his hand, he slowly turned to face the balding, bearded man who ...