The blog
A collection of short stories, poems, reflections, and industry insights. Read below.
Evelyn Nadine Sullivan Wright
A heartfelt ranch family tribute honoring a Depression-era matriarch whose toughness, faith, and cooking shaped generations on the Colorado plains. Through stories of hardship, humor, loss, and legacy, this essay remembers a grandmother whose strength and work ethic embodied the enduring spirit of rural America.
SUPERNATURAL TIE
“Supernatural Tie” is a reflective poem about faith, heritage, and the sacred bond between a woman and the land she was called to. With imagery of the prairie, deep roots, and divine guidance, it honors the spiritual connection between home, legacy, and heaven.
THERE WAS THIS ONE TIME
A hilarious and unforgettable ranch tale about cattle work, tough prairie women, and one very bad idea involving a rope, a crippled heifer, and a brand-new pickup. Told through the bond of siblings and the perseverance of a ranch matriarch, this story captures the humor, danger, and everyday chaos of life in cattle country.
Ol’ Number 22
“Ol’ Number 22” is an uplifting story of perseverance, small-town basketball, and a ranch kid’s journey from a dirt court on the Colorado plains to a lifelong legacy of coaching and leadership. Through hard work, discipline, and a commitment to excellence, Number 22 helped transform a losing program into a winning culture and ultimately came full circle back home to Charger country.
Kimmi Lewis is a Legend
A stirring Western poem honoring courage, tradition, and the fight for liberty on the plains. With imagery of storms, ranch country, and steadfast resolve, it celebrates a woman remembered for tenacity, faith, and a lasting commitment to freedom.
Brody, Bill and Shawn
A moving cowboy poem about three ranch hands who left home to serve their country, leaving their spurs hanging beneath a wagon wheel as a promise of return. Through ranch tradition, loss, and remembrance, this piece honors the sacrifice of soldiers and the quiet ways rural America carries their stories forward.
Miles and Time
A reflective Western poem honoring the physical marks of ranch work, the steady rhythm of the horse, and the miles that shape a cowboy’s life. With vivid imagery of reins, rope, sweat, and stride, it captures the endurance, discipline, and dignity found in the everyday grind of the plains.
INTO THE PLAIN
A Western poem that invites readers on a ride through the living landscape of rural America. With imagery of wildlife, cattle, windmills, church steeples, and Old Glory waving at sunset, it captures the quiet beauty, faith, and freedom found on the open plains.
beef and liberty
“Beef and Liberty” explores the deep, historic connection between meat, freedom, and the American spirit. From ancient survival instincts to the English rallying cry of “beef and liberty,” and onward to the cattle trails, railroads, and ranching legacy of the West, this essay reflects on why beef has long symbolized strength, independence, and national identity. Where cattle graze and Old Glory waves, liberty still lives.
THE BELL OF THE BOX T
A haunting Western poem honoring an old ranch bell that has watched generations pass beneath its ring. From Model T days to blizzards, dust storms, cowboys, and cattle drives, the bell stands as a silent witness to ranch life, tradition, and the stories that still echo across the prairie.