A special thanks to T'Naus Nieto of the Chronicle News (newspaper of the real-life Las Animas County) for his article on Las Animas High:
"[Gibson Monk] said he hopes the story would resonate with southern Colorado readers, with their connection to the region, its scale and atmosphere, in a way that only they would understand.
“There’s a stark contrast out there — the vastness of the landscape,” he said. “It creates a certain perspective. It’s rugged, wild and beautiful, and I think that shapes the people who live there.”
"[Gibson Monk] said he hopes the story would resonate with southern Colorado readers, with their connection to the region, its scale and atmosphere, in a way that only they would understand.
“There’s a stark contrast out there — the vastness of the landscape,” he said. “It creates a certain perspective. It’s rugged, wild and beautiful, and I think that shapes the people who live there.”