Wayne Williams scouted up story that drives an arrow right through the ol’ Frontier Partisans Barbaric Splendor Cortex. The Nomad Games ran at the beginning of September and the whole thing just makes the heart soar. The New York Times reports: CHOLPON-ATA, Kyrgyzstan — The American team that played a brutal version of polo at the World Nomad … [Read more...]
Baxter’s Rhodesia Is On Kindle
Rhodesia is one of my primary areas of interest in Frontier Partisans history. Tales of hunting, prospecting and pioneering in this rich and beautiful land rival anything from the Ohio River Valley frontier, the days of the Rocky Mountain Fur Trade or from the harsh borderlands of Apacheria. You can well imagine my delight when I discovered that … [Read more...]
The Shamrock, The Thistle And The Rose — Wayfaring Stranger
Sisters Folk Festival 2018 is history. After a gut-punch cancellation in 2017 due to the smoke impacts of the Milli Fire, it was a grand thing to be back, and stronger than ever. Ceili’s friend Odin and his mother Shauna joined us — which was a very great pleasure. The Clan works hard through the weekend. I manage a venue and emcee, and assist … [Read more...]
This Ain’t No Place For No Hero
Et tu Texas? Deuce Richardson scouted this up — from the Dallas Morning News: AUSTIN — A panel advising the State Board of Education on what seventh-graders should learn in their social studies courses has urged deleting the label “heroic” from a curriculum standard about the Alamo’s defenders… …Current seventh-grade social studies … [Read more...]
Horseman, Pass By
A giant has packed his possibles and trekked out to Frontier Partisan Valhalla. Edwin R. Sweeney might seem at a glance to be an odd candidate for any Valhalla. He was, after all, an accountant by trade. But the counting of beans was by no means the measure of the man. The man who rode into the final sunset yesterday, September 6, 2018, was the … [Read more...]
Crime & Justice In The Great North Woods
What can I tell you: I’m addicted to Story. I didn’t mean to find another tale to dive into, especially right now, when I can barely run the traps I’ve got out there. But then, I also think it’s a sin — make that a SIN — to pass by a good tale. A SIN, BAD LUCK — nothing good. There I was, in the bookstore, minding my own business while my dad … [Read more...]
My Cowboy Soap Opera
The Clan has been catching up to Yellowstone on Paramount on-demand. We’re enjoying the hell out of it, in all of its over-the-top, soapy glory. As you all know, Taylor Sheridan — who directs, writes and is executive producer on Yellowstone — is probably the contemporary creator most in line with my sensibilities. Sicario; Hell or High Water; … [Read more...]
Working The Trapline — September 2018
• The Clan is pulling up stakes again. Our landlord has decided to remodel and sell the place where we’re living now, so we’re fixin’ to move this fall. Fortunately, Marilyn and I are entirely simpatico on our goals and desires for the move, and delight in the opportunity to pare down yet again. We figure it’s just another step along the trail to … [Read more...]
Fall Of Gods — A Tale From The Mythic Norse Frontier
The sorcerers who weave the algorithms that divine our innermost thoughts and darkest desires have decreed that I must trade with the Norse. An outfit called Grimfrost keeps turning up, tempting me with Thor’s Hammers, Viking gymwear and books. Must be that paracord Thor’s Hammer bracelet I bought last year... On Saturday, my morning coffee was … [Read more...]
Legendary Hunters, Legendary Rifles
Brian H.’s mention of the magnificent book The Tiger in a comment sent me exploring on Youtube Sunday night. You don’t have to go very far down the path of tigers and hunting before you run into the towering figure of Jim Corbett. One of the finest men to ever pick up a rifle — and a pen — Corbett was a slayer of man-eaters, leopards and tigers … [Read more...]
