Arizona Nights

Essentially, this is a collection of three short stories that are connected by a select few common characters. The sum of its parts tells a tale about a person and a location at the same time. The prose is frequently lyrical without being emotional; the characters are sharply defined; and the action is fresh, unorthodox, and free of clichés. This book ought to be mandatory reading for anyone who loves the Old West and wants to know how it actually was. The turquoise blue of the Arizona sky had been filmed over the day as the ring surrounding the sun became thicker. The turquoise blue of the Arizona sky had been filmed over the day as the ring surrounding the sun became thicker. Finally, we came across an adobe home, a fruit tree, and a circular corral widening beneath a rounded hill. With soda biscuits, Charley and Windy Bill welcomed us. The elderly man fit the stereotype of "long hair." He had arrived in the Galiuro Mountains in 1969 and had stayed ever since.