Author: Suzan

Some family traditions are inherited, old as the hymnal, nobody remembers starting them. Others you can … One Photo, Same Fence, Every YearRead more

Trouble came to the Henderson ranch by certified mail, which is how trouble dresses now. No … The Hearing for the LandRead more

Every small town has one: the teacher who becomes a unit of time. In Cedar Falls, … What Miss Adeline Never ToldRead more

Trouble, when it finally came for Noah, did not come the way he’d always braced for. … The Day the Sheriff Came for NoahRead more

Every working ranch runs on schedules, feeding, watering, turnout, vet days, and then, underneath those, it … The Hour by the WindmillRead more

Some trouble comes up the drive honking. The other kind is quieter: it stands at your … The Girl in the Red ScarfRead more

A blizzard doesn’t arrive in Montana. It occupies. By eight o’clock that February night the world … The Night of the Blizzard FoalRead more

Ranch families rehearse their emergencies. They don’t call it that, but every supper-table story about the … The Ride Through Red RockRead more

The wind came down the valley on the first Sunday of November like it had somewhere … The Supper by CandlelightRead more

There are four miles of fence around the west pasture of Willow Creek Ranch, and to … The Fence Daniel BuiltRead more