The Resurrection of Bass Reeves
His almost superhuman exploits made him one of the West’s most feared lawmen. Today, the legendary deputy U.S. marshal is widely believed to be the real Lone Ranger. But his true legacy is even greater.
His almost superhuman exploits made him one of the West’s most feared lawmen. Today, the legendary deputy U.S. marshal is widely believed to be the real Lone Ranger. But his true legacy is even greater.
Christian Wallace Texas Monthly Jul 2021 45min Permalink
For the past 70 years, the Circle L 5 Riding Club in Fort Worth has been honoring the legacy of its forefathers.
Aislyn Greene Afar Feb 2021 20min Permalink
When Jake Millison went missing, his family said he’d skipped town. But his friends refused to let him simply disappear.
Rachel Monroe The Atlantic Mar 2020 30min Permalink
A horse lover visits Chincoteague Island to investigate a transcendent childhood love.
Heather Radke The Believer Feb 2019 20min Permalink
Love and loss on the Texas Panhandle plains.
Skip Hollandsworth Texas Monthly Jul 2017 30min Permalink
Two shorts about cowboys, love, and unhappiness.
"We’d been too young, too passionate. We lived wearing blinders: we only saw each other. After pay days, we had nothin’ left but a few dollars for a six pack and a pack of smokes, but that’s all we needed. We’d sit on the back porch, drinking and smoking, watching evening fall. And once it got dark, we’d go inside, make love, have a drink and another smoke, and then make love again."
"I drove past Low’s house, saw his truck out front. I didn’t slow down. My body ached, I prayed for rain—a purple-blue tempest, lightning slicing sky."
Amanda Miska, Leesa Cross-Smith WhiskeyPaper Jul 2014 Permalink
On the rodeo.
Jeanne Marie Laskas Esquire Jan 1999 25min Permalink