New Writers of the Purple Sage: An Anthology of Contemporary Western Writing Book

Introduction

William Kittredge
"Home"
Gretel Ehrlich
"Madeleine's Day" and "McKay" From DRINKING DRY CLOUDS
Deirdre McNamer
From RIMA IN THE WEEDS
Rudolfo A. Anaya
Iliana of the Pleasure Dreams
N. Scott Momaday
"Remote as the stars are his sentiments just now" From THE ANCIENT CHILD
James Welch
From THE INDIAN LAWYER
Pam Houston
"How to Talk to a Hunter"
Charles Bowden
From DESIERTO
Ivan Doig
From RIDE WITH ME, MARIAH MONTANA
Thomas McGuane
From KEEP THE CHANGE
Lisa Sandlin
"Invisible Powers"
Barbara Kingsolver
"Why I Am a Danger to the Public"
Linda Hogan
From MEAN SPIRIT
Robert Mayer
"The Dreams of Ada"
Gary Paul Nabhan
"Harvest Time" from ENDURING SEEDS
Denise Chavez
"The Last of the Menu Girls"
Tim Sandlin
From SKIPPED PARTS
Ron Carlson
"The H Street Sledding Record"
Joanne Greenberg
"Offering Up"
Russell Martin
From BEAUTIFUL ISLANDS
Terry Tempest Williams
"Whimbrels" from REFUGE
David Quammen
"Strawberries under Ice"
David Long
"The New World"

Notes on the Contributors