Stories tagged “frontier”

  • 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...

  • Arid Hills

    The sun beat down on my back and neck as I walked up and down the Arid Hills. I was dehydrated and hadn’t eaten or drank since midday yesterday. I walked for another mile or so, focusing only on the shifting sound of my boots on the dry, cracked ...