{"id":19,"date":"2019-05-12T17:44:32","date_gmt":"2019-05-12T17:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2019-12-17T23:20:45","modified_gmt":"2019-12-17T23:20:45","slug":"the-cowboy-literature","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/the-cowboy-literature\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cowboy Literature"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome to True Chili&#8217;s Cowboy Literature.  As with our other endeavors, it has been a long road.  But we hope you enjoy reading these stories and poems as much as we did selecting them.  So, kick off your boots and welcome to our campfire.<\/p>\n\n\n      <div id=\"post-grid-lazy-69\" class=\"post-grid-lazy\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" \/><\/div>\n    <script>\n      jQuery('#post-grid-lazy-69').ready(function($) {\n        $('#post-grid-lazy-69').fadeOut();\n        $('#post-grid-69   ').fadeIn();\n      })\n    <\/script>\n    <style type=\"text\/css\">\n      #post-grid-69 {\n        display: none;\n      }\n\n      .post-grid-lazy {\n        text-align: center;\n      }\n    <\/style>\n    <div data-options='{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;69&quot;,&quot;lazy_load&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;masonry_enable&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;view_type&quot;:&quot;grid&quot;}' id=\"post-grid-69\" class=\"post-grid grid\">\n    \n\n\n    <div class=\"grid-items\">\n      <div class=\"item item-1194 skin flat even 0 \">\n        <div class=\"layer-wrapper layout-533\">\n          <div class=\"layer-media \"\r\n        id=\"\">\r\n        <div\r\n        class=\"element element_1  element-media \">\r\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"938\" height=\"938\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Nephilim-Hunter-Image-Art.png?fit=938%2C938&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>    <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"layer-content element_3\"\r\n        id=\"\">\r\n        <div class=\"element element_4  title \">\r\n                    <a target=\"\"\r\n                href=\"https:\/\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/2026\/11\/01\/issue-nine-november-2026\/\">Issue Nine: November, 2026<\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"element element_5  excerpt \">\r\n        Well, were almost done with the year. Two months to go. By the time this goes live, we'll be close            <\/div>\r\n            <a class=\"element element_6  read_more \"\r\n            target=\"\"\r\n            href=\"https:\/\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/2026\/11\/01\/issue-nine-november-2026\/\"><\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div><div class=\"item item-1188 skin flat odd 1 \">\n        <div class=\"layer-wrapper layout-533\">\n          <div class=\"layer-media \"\r\n        id=\"\">\r\n        <div\r\n        class=\"element element_1  element-media \">\r\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"938\" height=\"626\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/micah-tindell-Osgyz2NBvH4-unsplash-1.jpg?fit=938%2C626&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>    <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"layer-content element_3\"\r\n        id=\"\">\r\n        <div class=\"element element_4  title \">\r\n                    <a target=\"\"\r\n                href=\"https:\/\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/2026\/11\/01\/cows-still-need-wrangling-by-jeral-williams\/\">\"Cows Still Need Wrangling\" by Jeral Williams<\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"element element_5  excerpt \">\r\n        Life has changed a cowboy\u2019s course,rides a truck more than a horse.Still, loves the feel of a saddle,takes great pride            <\/div>\r\n            <a class=\"element element_6  read_more \"\r\n            target=\"\"\r\n            href=\"https:\/\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/2026\/11\/01\/cows-still-need-wrangling-by-jeral-williams\/\"><\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div><div class=\"item item-1184 skin flat even 2 \">\n        <div class=\"layer-wrapper layout-533\">\n          <div class=\"layer-media \"\r\n        id=\"\">\r\n        <div\r\n        class=\"element element_1  element-media \">\r\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"938\" height=\"692\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/denise-l-P8VBJMQpE-k-unsplash-1.jpg?fit=938%2C692&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>    <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"layer-content element_3\"\r\n        id=\"\">\r\n        <div class=\"element element_4  title \">\r\n                    <a target=\"\"\r\n                href=\"https:\/\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/2026\/11\/01\/six-days-in-purissima-by-marsden-lyonwahl\/\">\"Six Days in Purissima\" by Marsden Lyonwahl<\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"element element_5  excerpt \">\r\n        Day One. California Pacific Railway. \u201cGoddamn you, Thomas,\u201d O\u2019Nally had said. \u201cThat shipment was worth a fortune, and you let            <\/div>\r\n            <a class=\"element element_6  read_more \"\r\n            target=\"\"\r\n            href=\"https:\/\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/2026\/11\/01\/six-days-in-purissima-by-marsden-lyonwahl\/\"><\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div><div class=\"item item-1172 skin flat odd 3 \">\n        <div class=\"layer-wrapper layout-533\">\n          <div class=\"layer-media \"\r\n        id=\"\">\r\n        <div\r\n        class=\"element element_1  element-media \">\r\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"938\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/gloria-tmnKPCfQoh8-unsplash.jpg?fit=938%2C682&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>    <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"layer-content element_3\"\r\n        id=\"\">\r\n        <div class=\"element element_4  title \">\r\n                    <a target=\"\"\r\n                href=\"https:\/\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/2026\/11\/01\/the-inverted-paradise-by-travis-hall\/\">\"The Inverted Paradise\" by Travis Hall<\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"element element_5  excerpt \">\r\n        \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Walking downstream along the riverbank they held hands, a girl in frayed braids and a boy in tattered Sunday            <\/div>\r\n            <a class=\"element element_6  read_more \"\r\n            target=\"\"\r\n            href=\"https:\/\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/2026\/11\/01\/the-inverted-paradise-by-travis-hall\/\"><\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div><div class=\"item item-1167 skin flat even 4 \">\n        <div class=\"layer-wrapper layout-533\">\n          <div class=\"layer-media \"\r\n        id=\"\">\r\n        <div\r\n        class=\"element element_1  element-media \">\r\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"938\" height=\"626\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/josh-olalde-b0EBo7iwLTQ-unsplash.jpg?fit=938%2C626&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>    <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"layer-content element_3\"\r\n        id=\"\">\r\n        <div class=\"element element_4  title \">\r\n                    <a target=\"\"\r\n                href=\"https:\/\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/2026\/11\/01\/cheap-ass-charlie-love-on-the-free-range-by-christopher-seep\/\">\"Cheap Ass Charlie (Love on the Free Range)\" by Christopher Seep<\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"element element_5  excerpt \">\r\n        Charlie was a wild mustang,thin as a wheat stalk,chaw-brown teeth,skin the leather of his ancient boots,bought when farmin\u2019 was good,before            <\/div>\r\n            <a class=\"element element_6  read_more \"\r\n            target=\"\"\r\n            href=\"https:\/\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/2026\/11\/01\/cheap-ass-charlie-love-on-the-free-range-by-christopher-seep\/\"><\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div><div class=\"item item-1165 skin flat odd 5 \">\n        <div class=\"layer-wrapper layout-533\">\n          <div class=\"layer-media \"\r\n        id=\"\">\r\n        <div\r\n        class=\"element element_1  element-media \">\r\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"684\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/karsten-winegeart-VaBKpvzVOMI-unsplash-scaled.jpg?fit=684%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>    <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"layer-content element_3\"\r\n        id=\"\">\r\n        <div class=\"element element_4  title \">\r\n                    <a target=\"\"\r\n                href=\"https:\/\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/2026\/11\/01\/eight-seconds-on-diamond-dan-by-tom-walsh\/\">\"Eight Seconds on Diamond Dan\" by Tom Walsh<\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"element element_5  excerpt \">\r\n        Diamond Dan, world champion rodeo bull, weighs 1,800 pounds and smells like the prairie after rain. He swings his black            <\/div>\r\n            <a class=\"element element_6  read_more \"\r\n            target=\"\"\r\n            href=\"https:\/\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/2026\/11\/01\/eight-seconds-on-diamond-dan-by-tom-walsh\/\"><\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div><div class=\"item item-1163 skin flat even 6 \">\n        <div class=\"layer-wrapper layout-533\">\n          <div class=\"layer-media \"\r\n        id=\"\">\r\n        <div\r\n        class=\"element element_1  element-media \">\r\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"938\" height=\"670\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/albert-stoynov-det6EotskAI-unsplash.jpg?fit=938%2C670&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>    <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"layer-content element_3\"\r\n        id=\"\">\r\n        <div class=\"element element_4  title \">\r\n                    <a target=\"\"\r\n                href=\"https:\/\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/2026\/11\/01\/as-the-crow-flies-by-philip-graves\/\">\"As the Crow Flies\" by Philip Graves<\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"element element_5  excerpt \">\r\n        1 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Drummond was hoping like hell he wouldn\u2019t have to run the Dennison kid down. Sore as his gout            <\/div>\r\n            <a class=\"element element_6  read_more \"\r\n            target=\"\"\r\n            href=\"https:\/\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/2026\/11\/01\/as-the-crow-flies-by-philip-graves\/\"><\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div><div class=\"item item-1161 skin flat odd 7 \">\n        <div class=\"layer-wrapper layout-533\">\n          <div class=\"layer-media \"\r\n        id=\"\">\r\n        <div\r\n        class=\"element element_1  element-media \">\r\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"938\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/jerrod-ford-RHrgUmdUT0s-unsplash.jpg?fit=938%2C528&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>    <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"layer-content element_3\"\r\n        id=\"\">\r\n        <div class=\"element element_4  title \">\r\n                    <a target=\"\"\r\n                href=\"https:\/\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/2026\/11\/01\/hip-hopping-along-on-an-old-highway-cigar-store-dream-by-v-william-barrett\/\">\"Hip-Hopping Along on an Old Highway Cigar Store Dream\" by V. William Barrett<\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"element element_5  excerpt \">\r\n        All alone in a lifetimeof series of poor, cheapcomputers trying to tell mystory at about the same cost. The cowboy            <\/div>\r\n            <a class=\"element element_6  read_more \"\r\n            target=\"\"\r\n            href=\"https:\/\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/2026\/11\/01\/hip-hopping-along-on-an-old-highway-cigar-store-dream-by-v-william-barrett\/\"><\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div><div class=\"item item-1170 skin flat even 8 \">\n        <div class=\"layer-wrapper layout-533\">\n          <div class=\"layer-media \"\r\n        id=\"\">\r\n        <div\r\n        class=\"element element_1  element-media \">\r\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"938\" height=\"626\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/juliann-hervio-Rfi7ZbUBSys-unsplash.jpg?fit=938%2C626&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>    <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"layer-content element_3\"\r\n        id=\"\">\r\n        <div class=\"element element_4  title \">\r\n                    <a target=\"\"\r\n                href=\"https:\/\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/2026\/11\/01\/artifact-13-from-bolivian-excavation-site-12-by-andrew-s-fish\/\">\"Artifact 13 from Bolivian Excavation Site 12\" by Andrew S. Fish<\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"element element_5  excerpt \">\r\n        Description: Bound pages; dated November 5th, 1908, with title: How I Came to Rob the Bank in Montpelier by Butch            <\/div>\r\n            <a class=\"element element_6  read_more \"\r\n            target=\"\"\r\n            href=\"https:\/\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/2026\/11\/01\/artifact-13-from-bolivian-excavation-site-12-by-andrew-s-fish\/\"><\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div><div class=\"item item-1157 skin flat odd 9 \">\n        <div class=\"layer-wrapper layout-533\">\n          <div class=\"layer-media \"\r\n        id=\"\">\r\n        <div\r\n        class=\"element element_1  element-media \">\r\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"938\" height=\"626\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/taylor-brandon-3HmP1kOdACU-unsplash.jpg?fit=938%2C626&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>    <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"layer-content element_3\"\r\n        id=\"\">\r\n        <div class=\"element element_4  title \">\r\n                    <a target=\"\"\r\n                href=\"https:\/\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/2026\/11\/01\/calamity-jane-by-ruth-rouff\/\">\"Calamity Jane\" by Ruth Rouff<\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"element element_5  excerpt \">\r\n        In her prime, which wasn\u2019t longdue to the corrosive effects of drink,Calamity Jane, born Marthy orMartha Canary, was equal in            <\/div>\r\n            <a class=\"element element_6  read_more \"\r\n            target=\"\"\r\n            href=\"https:\/\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/2026\/11\/01\/calamity-jane-by-ruth-rouff\/\"><\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div><div class=\"item item-1148 skin flat even 10 \">\n        <div class=\"layer-wrapper layout-533\">\n          <div class=\"layer-media \"\r\n        id=\"\">\r\n        <div\r\n        class=\"element element_1  element-media \">\r\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"938\" height=\"626\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/rebekah-che-Y_Vs07Uveto-unsplash.jpg?fit=938%2C626&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>    <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"layer-content element_3\"\r\n        id=\"\">\r\n        <div class=\"element element_4  title \">\r\n                    <a target=\"\"\r\n                href=\"https:\/\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/2026\/11\/01\/guts-glory-ram-rodeo-by-lawrence-winkler\/\">\"Guts. Glory. Ram Rodeo.\" by Lawrence Winkler<\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"element element_5  excerpt \">\r\n        - Lewiston, Idaho \u2018We find after years of struggle that we do nottake a trip; a trip takes us.\u2019&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -            <\/div>\r\n            <a class=\"element element_6  read_more \"\r\n            target=\"\"\r\n            href=\"https:\/\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/2026\/11\/01\/guts-glory-ram-rodeo-by-lawrence-winkler\/\"><\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div><div class=\"item item-1145 skin flat odd 11 \">\n        <div class=\"layer-wrapper layout-533\">\n          <div class=\"layer-media \"\r\n        id=\"\">\r\n        <div\r\n        class=\"element element_1  element-media \">\r\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/kevin-long-VmgCchJsPvM-unsplash.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>    <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"layer-content element_3\"\r\n        id=\"\">\r\n        <div class=\"element element_4  title \">\r\n                    <a target=\"\"\r\n                href=\"https:\/\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/2026\/11\/01\/the-night-after-a-gunfight-sestina-for-a-dying-outlaw-by-colton-jackson\/\">\"The Night After a Gunfight: Sestina for a Dying Outlaw\" by Colton Jackson<\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"element element_5  excerpt \">\r\n        The glow of coals keeps away the dark.At its ruddy edge, a tired man liesagainst a log with eyes like            <\/div>\r\n            <a class=\"element element_6  read_more \"\r\n            target=\"\"\r\n            href=\"https:\/\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/2026\/11\/01\/the-night-after-a-gunfight-sestina-for-a-dying-outlaw-by-colton-jackson\/\"><\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div><div class=\"item item-1143 skin flat even 12 \">\n        <div class=\"layer-wrapper layout-533\">\n          <div class=\"layer-media \"\r\n        id=\"\">\r\n        <div\r\n        class=\"element element_1  element-media \">\r\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"938\" height=\"626\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/yuvraj-singh-pHj23cFO1hg-unsplash.jpg?fit=938%2C626&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>    <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"layer-content element_3\"\r\n        id=\"\">\r\n        <div class=\"element element_4  title \">\r\n                    <a target=\"\"\r\n                href=\"https:\/\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/2026\/11\/01\/breakup-poem-by-shontay-luna\/\">\"Breakup Poem\" by Shontay Luna<\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"element element_5  excerpt \">\r\n        He smiled through histombstones and lied.And the hum fell topieces. 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Keen watchers could easily see that, though she lets cowboys buy            <\/div>\r\n            <a class=\"element element_6  read_more \"\r\n            target=\"\"\r\n            href=\"https:\/\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/2026\/11\/01\/the-widows-wrath-by-bela-seitz\/\"><\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div><div class=\"item item-1135 skin flat even 16 \">\n        <div class=\"layer-wrapper layout-533\">\n          <div class=\"layer-media \"\r\n        id=\"\">\r\n        <div\r\n        class=\"element element_1  element-media \">\r\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"738\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/tim-foster-SoVGQUMaKCs-unsplash-scaled.jpg?fit=738%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>    <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"layer-content element_3\"\r\n        id=\"\">\r\n        <div class=\"element element_4  title \">\r\n                    <a target=\"\"\r\n                href=\"https:\/\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/2026\/11\/01\/black-ankle-road-by-peter-venable-2\/\">\"Black Ankle Road\" by Peter Venable<\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"element element_5  excerpt \">\r\n        \u201cThe day President Harding died, Paul picked meup in his Ford Model A Pickup. 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