I was thrilled to read this wonderful review of Chukar Culture: Dogs, Memory, Paradox by Matthew Brown in his excellent blog Upland Soul. So I thought I'd share it here in case anyone hasn't already found Upland Soul.
The Rim
The Rim is my first novel, started about 10 years ago during a creative writing class I was teaching. Parts of it have been published in literary journals, but this is the first time it's been all inside one cover. It's short, and dark, but has a lot about hunting in it. Like Chukar Culture: …
Grace
Unmerited favor. I've gotten out quite a bit so far this season. The weather's been good. We recently took a trip to what -- in years past -- had been the best place I'd ever hunted chukar, for many reasons. We'd looked forward to it for nearly a year. But for whatever reason the hunting …
Ellie’s Greatest Retrieve
[NOTE: This is the "winning" retriever story, by Trevor Henderson of Twin Falls, ID] Quinn and I were hunting chukars in the rimrock country of southern Idaho, the kind of steep, unforgiving terrain where birds run fast and fly faster. The dogs were working well that morning—Ryder and Joker ranging close, casting along the rocky …
Podding
I was lucky enough to guest on Scott Linden's excellent podcast "Upland Nation" this week. He asked great questions, and I think it went well (I didn't hate the sound of my voice more than I normally do). Unfortunately, I think the pressure got to me and I really shorted talking about our dogs and …