Eight stories of terror, suspense, mystery, humor, and surprise: A United States senator and vice-presidential candidate is forced to choose who in his family will live and who will die; a newspaper reporter, journalism's answer to Inspector Clouseau, witnesses a murder, but police can find no evidence a crime has been committed; two elderly women share an afternoon of uncertainty and terror; a teenage boy dreams of becoming a star basketball player so he can win a girl's affection; a writer learns about truth, honor, greed, betrayal, and himself; a young man follow a famous uncle in time...

Eight stories of terror, suspense, mystery, humor, and surprise: A United States senator and vice-presidential candidate is forced to choose who in his family will live and who will die; a newspaper reporter, journalism's answer to Inspector Clouseau, witnesses a murder, but police can find no evidence a crime has been committed; two elderly women share an afternoon of uncertainty and terror; a teenage boy dreams of becoming a star basketball player so he can win a girl's affection; a writer learns about truth, honor, greed, betrayal, and himself; a young man follow a famous uncle in time...

There is something enticing about the American West. We can all imagine the cowboys of days gone by riding across the plains on their beloved horses.

Larry Moran has the same feelings about the Wild West, and he starts off his collection with a section on cowboys. His poems evoke a sense of whimsy and can be outright laugh-out-loud funny. After poems about the bond between a cowboy and horse, poker games, and tough guys, Moran transitions to other sections that include musings on wilderness and nature, family, love, childhood, golf, hope and fate, independence, hard work, and war....