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Where It's A Little Warmer: A Western Short Story
Scott Brennan is working on a ranch in the Coast Range in the early 1960’s. One day when he is out hunting wild pigs, he meets a girl who lives across the river. He goes with her to her place, where he meets her parents and has a glimpse of life more prosperous than he has known.
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Published May 14, 2018
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John D. Nesbitt
146 books19 followersJohn D. Nesbitt is the author of more than forty books, including traditional westerns, crossover western mysteries, contemporary western fiction, retro/noir fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
He has won the Western Writers of America Spur Award four times–twice for paperback novel, once for short story, and once for poem. He has been a finalist for the Spur Award once as well as for the Western Fictioneers Peacemaker Award twice and the Will Rogers Medallion Award four times. He has also received two creative writing fellowships with the Wyoming Arts Council (once for fiction, once for nonfiction).
John has had a distinguished career as a college instructor, most notably for thirty-eight years at Eastern Wyoming College. He lives in the plains country of Wyoming, where he stays in touch with the natural world and the settings for his work. He writes about lifelike people in realistic situations, people who deserve justice and a fair shake in life.
Recent works include Castle Butte, a young adult novel; Dusk Along the Niobrara, a frontier mystery; and In a Large and Lonesome Land, a CD of western songs for which he wrote all the lyrics.
He has won the Western Writers of America Spur Award four times–twice for paperback novel, once for short story, and once for poem. He has been a finalist for the Spur Award once as well as for the Western Fictioneers Peacemaker Award twice and the Will Rogers Medallion Award four times. He has also received two creative writing fellowships with the Wyoming Arts Council (once for fiction, once for nonfiction).
John has had a distinguished career as a college instructor, most notably for thirty-eight years at Eastern Wyoming College. He lives in the plains country of Wyoming, where he stays in touch with the natural world and the settings for his work. He writes about lifelike people in realistic situations, people who deserve justice and a fair shake in life.
Recent works include Castle Butte, a young adult novel; Dusk Along the Niobrara, a frontier mystery; and In a Large and Lonesome Land, a CD of western songs for which he wrote all the lyrics.
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May 21, 2018
I enjoyed this short story. Good writing and a good story line.
I received a complimentary copy of this book for an honest review.
I received a complimentary copy of this book for an honest review.
May 30, 2018
Sometimes it is important to remember what a short story can be. Many of us are trained to avoid the ordinary and include deep meanings in our stories. Sometimes the meaning can be so deep that the stories defy understanding.
WHERE IT’S A LITTLE WARMER by John D. Nesbitt reminds us old-fashioned stories about ordinary people and the events in their lives can also have meaning. And because the meaning is not so hidden it could bring warmth, smiles, or understanding to the reader.
WHERE IT’S A LITTLE WARMER is a simple story of a young man learning to be a man. As most of us know, that is seldom an easy journey. For many of us, if we are lucky, there is a time when we meet a member of the opposite sex and we think maybe, just maybe, there is hope in the world.
So it is with Scott Brennan. He starts his job on a ranch, goes for a hunt, and meets a girl. None of it is easy. But he will learn.
Just as we learned.
That may be the meaning of this story.
Nothing wrong with that.
WHERE IT’S A LITTLE WARMER by John D. Nesbitt reminds us old-fashioned stories about ordinary people and the events in their lives can also have meaning. And because the meaning is not so hidden it could bring warmth, smiles, or understanding to the reader.
WHERE IT’S A LITTLE WARMER is a simple story of a young man learning to be a man. As most of us know, that is seldom an easy journey. For many of us, if we are lucky, there is a time when we meet a member of the opposite sex and we think maybe, just maybe, there is hope in the world.
So it is with Scott Brennan. He starts his job on a ranch, goes for a hunt, and meets a girl. None of it is easy. But he will learn.
Just as we learned.
That may be the meaning of this story.
Nothing wrong with that.
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