Cowboys Are My Weakness, by Pam Houston

Posted on | June 27, 2005 | 2 Comments

I’m hoping to go to a Literary Workshop with several authors, including Pam Houston at the end of July, so I figured I’d pick up a couple of her books. COWBOYS is sharp, delectable, and silly. It rings true, for women at least. (Note to boys: when I read sections aloud to my husband that I thought were screaming funny he just gave me a nice bland smile, and resumed reading Mountain Bike Magazine.) It’s a quick read. Each story is tight, short, and packs some kick-ass punch that makes you want to smile and go do things you’ve kept putting off. Like hanggliding, or roller-blading, or sitting in a field with the man you love and watching fireflies. Which is what I did, last night.

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  2. {my topography} » Reasons to celebrate
    June 25th, 2007 @ 10:00 pm

    [...] d through it immeasurably. I laughed aloud when I went to look back at my first posts. See this one? Some things have come full circle, non? ( I never went that summer. Something about having [...]

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