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Headstall
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Timothy M.
Sidewinder
Life in the Old West was harsh. The work was hard, but the men were harder, and death.... well... it came easy. Boone had no one until he met Coy, a handsome cowboy with a good heart. Their friendship was quickly formed, and meant everything to him, but after five years of being at each other's side, it was time to move on. Coy didn't need him anymore, and Boone wanted someone made like he was. Finally accepting that was never going to be Coy, and tired of being rootless, he sets out to find a home... land that was his, and a place he could belong. Coy? Left on his own, what path will he take?
What was life like for a gay man in the Old West? Westerns are not a popular genre, but this author grew up on them, and I wrote this for me. This is my second story set in these times, and I wanted to explore how these men coped... how they survived, and what the attitudes of the times were. A lot of research went into this, but the trappings of the story are only a small part of it. This is a simple human drama about wanting what we all want... to stay alive, have a place to call our own, and someone to share it all with. Sometimes, it's just a dream....
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- 09/14/2020 (Updated: 01/25/2021)
- 20 Chapters
- 71,013 Words
- 46,422 Views
- 1,186 Comments
- Mature
- Adventure, Drama, Historical, Romance, Western
- Complete
Story Recommendations (25 members)
- Action Packed 13
- Addictive/Pacing 19
- Characters 25
- Cliffhanger 10
- Smoldering 13
- Tearjerker 8
- Unique 20
- World Building 13
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Chapter 1 The Wake
- 3,872 Words
- 2,967 Views
- 72 Comments
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Chapter 2 Fool's Gold
- 3,223 Words
- 2,097 Views
- 52 Comments
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Chapter 3 Gunny Sack
- 2,671 Words
- 1,647 Views
- 40 Comments
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Chapter 4 Lawman
- 3,474 Words
- 1,712 Views
- 66 Comments
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Chapter 5 Straight Shootin'
- 3,766 Words
- 1,681 Views
- 70 Comments
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Chapter 6 Cloudy Thinking
- 3,065 Words
- 1,613 Views
- 58 Comments
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Chapter 7 The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
- 5,237 Words
- 1,727 Views
- 88 Comments
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Chapter 8 Salvation
- 4,236 Words
- 4,223 Views
- 70 Comments
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Chapter 9 Faith and Angels
- 2,594 Words
- 1,577 Views
- 64 Comments
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Chapter 10 Praises for Blue
- 2,617 Words
- 3,571 Views
- 48 Comments
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Chapter 11 River of Dreams
- 2,701 Words
- 1,412 Views
- 48 Comments
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Chapter 12 Confessions and Commandments
- 3,754 Words
- 2,299 Views
- 56 Comments
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Chapter 13 Polecat
- 2,991 Words
- 1,271 Views
- 44 Comments
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Chapter 14 Trailworn
- 3,415 Words
- 1,318 Views
- 56 Comments
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Chapter 15 Larkspur
- 4,164 Words
- 1,319 Views
- 66 Comments
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Chapter 16 Explorations
- 5,881 Words
- 1,382 Views
- 66 Comments
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Chapter 17 Lessons Learned
- 3,517 Words
- 1,587 Views
- 64 Comments
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Chapter 18 Teamwork
- 3,561 Words
- 1,263 Views
- 46 Comments
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Chapter 19 Giddy Up
- 3,072 Words
- 1,199 Views
- 40 Comments
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Chapter 20 Epilogue: The Promised Land
- 3,202 Words
- 2,373 Views
- 66 Comments