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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
- 71,115 Words
- 101,046 Views
- 1,419 Comments
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Story Recommendations (49 members)
- Action Packed 25
- Addictive/Pacing 37
- Characters 49
- Chills 7
- Cliffhanger 22
- Compelling 11
- Feel-Good 7
- Humor 7
- Smoldering 26
- Tearjerker 20
- Unique 34
- World Building 24
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1.
Chapter 1 The Wake
- 3,870 Words
- 7,150 Views
- 84 Comments
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Chapter 2 Fool's Gold
- 3,240 Words
- 5,225 Views
- 64 Comments
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Chapter 3 Gunny Sack
- 2,671 Words
- 3,700 Views
- 48 Comments
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Chapter 4 Lawman
- 3,494 Words
- 3,957 Views
- 82 Comments
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Chapter 5 Straight Shootin'
- 3,765 Words
- 3,971 Views
- 84 Comments
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Chapter 6 Cloudy Thinking
- 3,065 Words
- 3,612 Views
- 62 Comments
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Chapter 7 The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
- 5,259 Words
- 4,038 Views
- 100 Comments
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Chapter 8 Salvation
- 4,236 Words
- 8,315 Views
- 78 Comments
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Chapter 9 Faith and Angels
- 2,594 Words
- 3,838 Views
- 72 Comments
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Chapter 10 Praises for Blue
- 2,617 Words
- 5,659 Views
- 58 Comments
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Chapter 11 River of Dreams
- 2,701 Words
- 3,365 Views
- 62 Comments
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Chapter 12 Confessions and Commandments
- 3,754 Words
- 4,516 Views
- 62 Comments
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Chapter 13 Polecat
- 2,991 Words
- 3,346 Views
- 50 Comments
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Chapter 14 Trailworn
- 3,415 Words
- 3,367 Views
- 62 Comments
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Chapter 15 Larkspur
- 4,194 Words
- 3,565 Views
- 83 Comments
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Chapter 16 Explorations
- 5,881 Words
- 3,813 Views
- 86 Comments
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Chapter 17 Lessons Learned
- 3,518 Words
- 4,241 Views
- 74 Comments
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Chapter 18 Teamwork
- 3,567 Words
- 3,448 Views
- 60 Comments
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Chapter 19 Giddy Up
- 3,081 Words
- 3,344 Views
- 56 Comments
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Chapter 20 Epilogue: The Promised Land
- 3,202 Words
- 4,898 Views
- 86 Comments
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