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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
- 71,119 Words
- 105,871 Views
- 1,600 Comments
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Story Recommendations (50 members)
- Action Packed 26
- Addictive/Pacing 38
- Characters 50
- Chills 7
- Cliffhanger 22
- Compelling 12
- Feel-Good 7
- Humor 8
- Smoldering 26
- Tearjerker 20
- Unique 35
- World Building 25
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Chapter 1 The Wake
- 3,870 Words
- 7,498 Views
- 94 Comments
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Chapter 2 Fool's Gold
- 3,244 Words
- 5,463 Views
- 70 Comments
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Chapter 3 Gunny Sack
- 2,671 Words
- 3,927 Views
- 54 Comments
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Chapter 4 Lawman
- 3,494 Words
- 4,197 Views
- 90 Comments
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Chapter 5 Straight Shootin'
- 3,765 Words
- 4,169 Views
- 92 Comments
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Chapter 6 Cloudy Thinking
- 3,065 Words
- 3,785 Views
- 70 Comments
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Chapter 7 The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
- 5,259 Words
- 4,281 Views
- 108 Comments
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Chapter 8 Salvation
- 4,236 Words
- 8,498 Views
- 82 Comments
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Chapter 9 Faith and Angels
- 2,594 Words
- 3,997 Views
- 78 Comments
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Chapter 10 Praises for Blue
- 2,617 Words
- 5,852 Views
- 66 Comments
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Chapter 11 River of Dreams
- 2,701 Words
- 3,531 Views
- 71 Comments
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Chapter 12 Confessions and Commandments
- 3,754 Words
- 4,726 Views
- 76 Comments
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Chapter 13 Polecat
- 2,991 Words
- 3,532 Views
- 58 Comments
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Chapter 14 Trailworn
- 3,415 Words
- 3,530 Views
- 68 Comments
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Chapter 15 Larkspur
- 4,194 Words
- 3,781 Views
- 91 Comments
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Chapter 16 Explorations
- 5,881 Words
- 4,035 Views
- 96 Comments
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Chapter 17 Lessons Learned
- 3,518 Words
- 4,444 Views
- 80 Comments
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Chapter 18 Teamwork
- 3,567 Words
- 3,649 Views
- 68 Comments
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Chapter 19 Giddy Up
- 3,081 Words
- 3,509 Views
- 62 Comments
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Chapter 20 Epilogue: The Promised Land
- 3,202 Words
- 5,265 Views
- 116 Comments
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