{"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\">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-1041 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=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/taisia-karaseva-AJxqlr3Ivk0-unsplash.jpg?fit=640%2C427&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\/02\/01\/issue-eight-february-2026\/\">Issue Eight: February, 2026<\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"element element_5  excerpt \">\r\n        It's been a while. We've been in a bit of a drought here at Underwood Press. And, it's funny that,            <\/div>\r\n            <a class=\"element element_6  read_more \"\r\n            target=\"\"\r\n            href=\"https:\/\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/2026\/02\/01\/issue-eight-february-2026\/\"><\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div><div class=\"item item-1045 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=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/nathan-dumlao-LPRrEJU2GbQ-unsplash-1.jpg?fit=640%2C427&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\/02\/01\/metronome-by-john-kucera\/\">\"Metronome\" by John Kucera<\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"element element_5  excerpt \">\r\n        Thoughts of a life that\u2019s as complicated as everyone else\u2019s,struggling for balance, juggling time.The mantle clock that was my grandfather\u2019s            <\/div>\r\n            <a class=\"element element_6  read_more \"\r\n            target=\"\"\r\n            href=\"https:\/\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/2026\/02\/01\/metronome-by-john-kucera\/\"><\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div><div class=\"item item-1048 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=\"640\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/y-m-GyQQLcJeAlY-unsplash.jpg?fit=640%2C960&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\/02\/01\/inside-the-barrel-by-t-r-healy\/\">\"Inside the Barrel\" by T.R. Healy<\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"element element_5  excerpt \">\r\n        His head bent, his black Stetson nearly covering his eyes, Colby Hanson peered into the wheelbarrow as if looking for            <\/div>\r\n            <a class=\"element element_6  read_more \"\r\n            target=\"\"\r\n            href=\"https:\/\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/2026\/02\/01\/inside-the-barrel-by-t-r-healy\/\"><\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div><div class=\"item item-1051 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=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/polina-portnaya-aVGBHY9thNY-unsplash.jpg?fit=640%2C427&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\/02\/01\/the-lone-cowhand-by-nick-olsen\/\">\"The Lone Cowhand\" by Nick Olsen<\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"element element_5  excerpt \">\r\n        When I was just a young guy,I wanted to grow up and punch cows in the mountains up high.Well I            <\/div>\r\n            <a class=\"element element_6  read_more \"\r\n            target=\"\"\r\n            href=\"https:\/\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/2026\/02\/01\/the-lone-cowhand-by-nick-olsen\/\"><\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div><div class=\"item item-1056 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=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/manuel-torres-garcia-joGO9DQi-Ys-unsplash.jpg?fit=640%2C427&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\/02\/01\/the-barkeep-and-a-cowboy-discuss-mark-twain-and-sigmund-freud-by-patricia-williams\/\">\"The Barkeep and a Cowboy Discuss Mark Twain and Sigmund Freud\" by Patricia Williams<\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"element element_5  excerpt \">\r\n        A cowboy, sitting in a saloon, (talking politics that applied to eitherside) quoted Mark Twain \u2013 said to the barkeep,            <\/div>\r\n            <a class=\"element element_6  read_more \"\r\n            target=\"\"\r\n            href=\"https:\/\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/2026\/02\/01\/the-barkeep-and-a-cowboy-discuss-mark-twain-and-sigmund-freud-by-patricia-williams\/\"><\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div><div class=\"item item-1060 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=\"640\" height=\"959\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/richard-lin-7nwsPFKAwcA-unsplash-1.jpg?fit=640%2C959&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\/02\/01\/top-of-the-stage-by-james-a-tweedie\/\">\"Top of the Stage\" by James A. Tweedie<\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"element element_5  excerpt \">\r\n        It\u2019s better to ride on the top of the stageThan to sit in the cramped space belowWhere there may be            <\/div>\r\n            <a class=\"element element_6  read_more \"\r\n            target=\"\"\r\n            href=\"https:\/\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/2026\/02\/01\/top-of-the-stage-by-james-a-tweedie\/\"><\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div><div class=\"item item-1065 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=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/kristine-cinate-QvjL4y7SF9k-unsplash.jpg?fit=640%2C427&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\/02\/01\/meadow-by-david-radford\/\">\"Meadow\" by David Radford<\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"element element_5  excerpt \">\r\n        We have a slice of prairie in frontFarmland restored to natural stateA meadow, our driveway\u2019s open gate Path markers invite            <\/div>\r\n            <a class=\"element element_6  read_more \"\r\n            target=\"\"\r\n            href=\"https:\/\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/2026\/02\/01\/meadow-by-david-radford\/\"><\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div><div class=\"item item-1068 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=\"640\" height=\"425\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/glen-rushton-PjeZGaKunAI-unsplash.jpg?fit=640%2C425&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\/02\/01\/cowboys-last-sunset-by-jeral-williams\/\">\"Cowboy\u2019s Last Sunset\" by Jeral Williams<\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"element element_5  excerpt \">\r\n        Riding into life\u2019s sunset,he watches the early morning kiss the skyand ponders the warrior question,\u201cIs today a good day to            <\/div>\r\n            <a class=\"element element_6  read_more \"\r\n            target=\"\"\r\n            href=\"https:\/\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/2026\/02\/01\/cowboys-last-sunset-by-jeral-williams\/\"><\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div><div class=\"item item-1074 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=\"640\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/josephhershmedia-1ZAduPYISHI-unsplash.jpg?fit=640%2C428&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\/02\/01\/lasso-counsel-by-dale-champlin\/\">\"Lasso Counsel\" by Dale Champlin<\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"element element_5  excerpt \">\r\n        Low in the sky, the shadowy moonshawls your dirt road, your red barnthe shit-shuffled corral.Black and abstract, pinion pines,lone sentinels            <\/div>\r\n            <a class=\"element element_6  read_more \"\r\n            target=\"\"\r\n            href=\"https:\/\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/2026\/02\/01\/lasso-counsel-by-dale-champlin\/\"><\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div><div class=\"item item-1080 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=\"640\" height=\"457\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/jack-stapleton-aH0Ymr3T5RU-unsplash.jpg?fit=640%2C457&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\/02\/01\/late-night-reckoning-by-m-d-smith-iv\/\">\"Late Night Reckoning\" by M.D. Smith IV<\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"element element_5  excerpt \">\r\n        The 1880 Arizona territory sun glared down like the eye of a vengeful god. The town of Dry Creek sat            <\/div>\r\n            <a class=\"element element_6  read_more \"\r\n            target=\"\"\r\n            href=\"https:\/\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/2026\/02\/01\/late-night-reckoning-by-m-d-smith-iv\/\"><\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div><div class=\"item item-1083 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=\"640\" height=\"458\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/carol-highsmith-s-america-ykEbOieSkNU-unsplash-1.jpg?fit=640%2C458&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\/02\/01\/billy-the-kids-tennis-raquet-by-richard-hollis\/\">\"Billy the Kid\u2019s Tennis Raquet\" by Richard Hollis<\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"element element_5  excerpt \">\r\n        For Paulie I \u201cHe weren\u2019t no great hero you know. Just flesh and blood like the rest of us. But            <\/div>\r\n            <a class=\"element element_6  read_more \"\r\n            target=\"\"\r\n            href=\"https:\/\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/2026\/02\/01\/billy-the-kids-tennis-raquet-by-richard-hollis\/\"><\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div><div class=\"item item-1087 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=\"640\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/elliot-tanin-VZvJGALrV2Y-unsplash.jpg?fit=640%2C366&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\/02\/01\/big-iron-by-lauren-doyle\/\">\"Big Iron\" by Lauren Doyle<\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"element element_5  excerpt \">\r\n        On the ridge, overlooking the Rio Grande, Felina sat atop her horse, her long shadow casting down along the canyon            <\/div>\r\n            <a class=\"element element_6  read_more \"\r\n            target=\"\"\r\n            href=\"https:\/\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/2026\/02\/01\/big-iron-by-lauren-doyle\/\"><\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div><div class=\"item item-1090 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=\"640\" height=\"878\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/kenny-eliason-C6TExpu8Znk-unsplash.jpg?fit=640%2C878&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\/02\/01\/the-gift-of-randall-sternberger-by-alexander-miller\/\">\"The Gift of Randall Sternberger\" by Alexander Miller<\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"element element_5  excerpt \">\r\n        Hatty Sternberger poured the last spade full of dirt onto her husband Randall\u2019s grave. She hadn\u2019t yet bought a headstone            <\/div>\r\n            <a class=\"element element_6  read_more \"\r\n            target=\"\"\r\n            href=\"https:\/\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/2026\/02\/01\/the-gift-of-randall-sternberger-by-alexander-miller\/\"><\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div><div class=\"item item-1094 skin flat odd 13 \">\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=\"640\" height=\"959\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/lucas-van-oort-7llu-iptT9E-unsplash-1.jpg?fit=640%2C959&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\/02\/01\/ode-to-lane-frost-and-the-bulls-that-went-to-heaven-by-chloe-rodriguez\/\">\"Ode to Lane Frost and the Bulls that Went to Heaven\" by Chloe Rodriguez<\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"element element_5  excerpt \">\r\n        Somewhere, a mother runs her handsover a shirt she can\u2019t bear to wash.The scent of leather and dust still clings,as            <\/div>\r\n            <a class=\"element element_6  read_more \"\r\n            target=\"\"\r\n            href=\"https:\/\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/2026\/02\/01\/ode-to-lane-frost-and-the-bulls-that-went-to-heaven-by-chloe-rodriguez\/\"><\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div><div class=\"item item-1103 skin flat even 14 \">\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=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/jeff-jewiss-XqGQCsiAjaI-unsplash.jpg?fit=640%2C427&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\/02\/01\/thanis-raid\/\">\"Thani\u2019s Raid\" (adaption)<\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"element element_5  excerpt \">\r\n        by Sulayman Thani al-Dhiyabat al-Huwayti translated and adapted by William Tamplin You wanted to hear my story, so I\u2019ll tell            <\/div>\r\n            <a class=\"element element_6  read_more \"\r\n            target=\"\"\r\n            href=\"https:\/\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/2026\/02\/01\/thanis-raid\/\"><\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div><div class=\"item item-1100 skin flat odd 15 \">\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=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/underwoodpress.com\/truechili\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/lay-naik-L2jrkmQNi-k-unsplash.jpg?fit=640%2C427&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\/02\/01\/death-on-a-camas-prairie-by-dana-quinney\/\">\"Death on Camas Prairie\" by Dana 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