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Tips and Comments from Insufferable Sculptors

October 20, 2010

Avoid carving veins. That’s just the artist saying, “Look what I can do. I can sculpt veins.” I don’t do anything but horses. I’ve mastered the human form, but horses–their unruly manes–that’s my holy grail. Some of us take off our pants when we’re sculpting, say, a scrotum or the back of a knee. I [...]

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Between the Poles: My Travois Journey Across South Dakota

September 26, 2010

Chapter 1: My Seat Behind the Tail Chapter 2: Waiting on a Gallup Chapter 3: All Sorts of Smells Chapter 4: Every Little Rock and Stone Chapter 5: Suggesting the Wheel Chapter 6: Passed On the Left Chapter 7: All I See Is Where We’ve Been

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My Buffalo Soldier Fantasies

July 14, 2010

When I was younger it was strictly sexual, but now it’s mostly the camaraderie around the campfire and shooting Indians.

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At the Track

September 22, 2009

My little brother is always on my case about going to the racetrack to see the horses. I’m tempted to tell him about glue and all that, but it would break his heart and, at eleven, he’s still a good kid. (I’m saving it in case he outgrows me. Like one day he’s six-four and [...]

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