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He came back later, after the campfire had grown to a comfortable orange; Dan heard the song before the clop of the mare's hooves. "Lost one," he said, then dropped something bloody at Dan's boots. "Got the coyote."

Dan hefted the carcass into the air, inspecting it as Wade dismounted and tied his horse next to Dan's. "You sure it only got one?"

Wade crouched next to him and prodded the coyote's open jaws with his knife. "No. Couldn't see much in the dark. But I reckon it was just one. Skinny thing, probably wouldn't have made it to Kansas anyway."

"Shit. That's fifty." Dan frowned and squinted, then rubbed at the ache in his forehead. "At least."

"Yup." Wade stood up suddenly and grabbed the coyote, swinging the long tan body up onto his shoulder, and then grinned down at Dan. "Hungry?"

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Tales of Arizona Cowboys

[baggyeyes]

Are you going to post these at bridal_suite and threetentrain? These are excellent. (I've also commented at Insane journal. Messed up my spelling quite badly. :(

Re: Tales of Arizona Cowboys

[baggyeyes]

For crying out loud!

"These are excellent." should be, "These stories are excellent."

I think my self-imposed exile maybe ought to last a bit longer.

Re: Tales of Arizona Cowboys

[verdictlesslife.livejournal.com]

Hehe, long day? I can totally sympathize with writing errors - If it weren't for Firefox's spellchecker, my comments would be completely incoherent.

Anywho, thanks! I glad you liked this drabbly-thingamabob. If it expands to a story, I'll definitely post it!