Rage
by Tony Masero
Tim was the town helper. He swamped out the saloon, babysat kids when needed, and rang the church bell to call folks to worship. When he was with the children, folks wondered who was the most childish among them. But when evil men came to town, all that changed.

The Only Law West of the Pecos
by Shaun Jex
Dean Carter is a dime novelist whose way with words has a tendency to get him into trouble. When he stops for a spell in the tiny town of Langtry, Texas, home of the infamous Judge Roy Bean, his mouth may just earn him a one-way ticket to swing from the end of a rope.

Salt River Incident
by M. D. Smith
When U.S. Marshall Jesse Williams comes to the little town of Salt River looking for a killer, the local sheriff is shocked when details of the 'incident' are revealed.

The Bison and the Butterflies
by Ben Vanelli
One of the women starts crying as she sits on the piano stool. It creaks, she sobs, she begins playing. Slow music fills the room. It echoes all around the characters who find themselves in The Stallion. He thinks of a snowflake changing direction with each new note that plays.

No One Left to Hear
by Martha Reed
Janey only knew one thing: Lone had pushed her too far. From this point forward she was a wild free woman living life on her own terms. And she did—until she encountered the sheriff's posse waiting for her under the cottonwoods.

The Last Adventure of Daniel Boone
by Perk Perkins
His feather bed calls stronger than the wilds nowadays, but when the Sioux take his grandson, James, a man just naturally has to get up and go. You may have heard a lot about Daniel Boone, but here's a story you probably missed.

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