2025 SPUR AWARD WINNER


The Devil’s Left Hand

WINNER OF THE SPUR AWARD FOR “BEST WESTERN SHORT FICTION”

Joseph Milton moved his family out west to escape the horrors of the American Civil War, but found that Big Sky Country was just as deadly as anything back east. The town of Bannack has been overrun by a band of outlaw road agents, the Innocents, who threaten to plunder all the profits of the gold mining town.

The Beast of Bear-tooth Mountain

THE BEGINNING OF THE BEAR-TOOTH MOUNTAIN ARCHIVE

For years, Jordan and Deon had only one goal: to successfully hike up Bear-tooth Mountain. Its crooked, snow-capped peak had eluded them for years, but all that was soon to change. After embarking on their journey, the pair discovers something dark hiding up on the mountain, something they wish they hadn't ever found.

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