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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....
- Author: Signature Author
- 09/14/2020 (Updated: 11/23/2020)
- 11 Chapters
- 37,452 Words
- 15,001 Views
- 495 Comments
- Mature
- Adventure, Drama, Historical, Romance, Western
- In Process
Story Recommendations (6 members)
- Action Packed 3
- Addictive/Pacing 4
- Characters 6
- Cliffhanger 1
- Smoldering 3
- Tearjerker 2
- Unique 5
- World Building 4
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Chapter 1 The Wake
- 3,873 Words
- 1,754 Views
- 62 Comments
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Chapter 2 Fool's Gold
- 3,223 Words
- 1,290 Views
- 38 Comments
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Chapter 3 Gunny Sack
- 2,671 Words
- 1,098 Views
- 32 Comments
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Chapter 4 Lawman
- 3,469 Words
- 1,053 Views
- 54 Comments
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Chapter 5 Straight Shootin'
- 3,766 Words
- 1,056 Views
- 54 Comments
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Chapter 6 Cloudy Thinking
- 3,065 Words
- 964 Views
- 48 Comments
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Chapter 7 The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
- 5,237 Words
- 945 Views
- 68 Comments
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Chapter 8 Salvation
- 4,236 Words
- 852 Views
- 48 Comments
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Chapter 9 Faith and Angels
- 2,594 Words
- 757 Views
- 52 Comments
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Chapter 10 Praises for Blue
- 2,617 Words
- 641 Views
- 36 Comments
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Chapter 11 River of Dreams
- 2,701 Words
- 39 Views
- 1 Comments
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