Prairie Bob Trucking His Hog Back I sat with an insurance salesman at the local coffee shop when Prairie Bob came in, covered from hat to boot in oil and grease. “Ain’t got time to eat dinner,” Prairie Bob reported. “I bought that truck on Saturday and didn’t even make it home. Nossir, I ain’t […]
A Big Galoot Here, A Little Galoot There I stared at a picture of my two oldest boys the other day. What big galoots. And it seems to me there’s one trend in our modern society that’s dangerously alarming. Yet, no one seems concerned about it. That is, every generation gets taller and bigger than […]
FULL STAMPED SADDLE PRIZE Reed Phillips from Canyon City, Colorado sent me a charity raffle ticket for a drawing they’re having. Now it seems like a worthy cause and to tell you truth, it’s one time I wouldn’t mind winning. First prize is a genuine, handcrafted, silver mounted, full stamped, cowboy trophy saddle. HANDCRAFTED SADDLE […]
Becoming a Bulletproof Man by Stephen Bly I got a letter from an eighteen-year-old high school senior reader fan. She told me she’s been applying for different colleges, but she’s worried what to do with her horse, Magi, an Arabian. She wrote, “I probably ought to sell him, if I don’t have time to ride, […]
TO SEE THE ELEPHANT Of all the 400,000 people called ‘49ers who made it to the gold rush in California those first ten years, very few made any money. They knew they wouldn’t all get rich in the goldfields. But they traveled West anyway “to see the elephant.” The Farmer at the Circus Popular at […]
TASTES LIKE CHICKEN by Stephen Bly The first time I ever ate roasted rattlesnake meat, some timid soul asked me, “What does it taste like?” “Why, it tastes like chicken,” I reported. Then a few years later I had opportunity to eat alligator tail. “What’s it taste like?” someone asked. “Tastes sort of like chicken,” […]
READY FOR BATTLE by Western Author Stephen Bly One of the unexpected pleasures of writing western novels includes the nice letters from men and women, boys and girls who enjoy a good story from the shoot ’em up, ready for battle Old West. From time to time, they write to ask questions or give advice […]
A FULL SIXTEEN HANDS by Stephen Bly At 6’2” I’ve never been accused of being small. In fact, my size 12 cowboy boots prove embarrassing in a rodeo and ranch world where the smaller the foot, the better. So I pick out fairly big horses. When I climb on some little Texas pony, my feet drag […]
Everything Goes, From Soda to Hock I went down to an auction at the Rockin’ B Ranch. It was a good auction for a buyer. It offered a little bit of everything. Tractors, saddles, antique China, fancy furniture, and big screen television sets. I ran across the owner of the ranch who told me, “I’m […]
Foxfire Sunrises & Storms Outdoors you see a whole lot more of the splendors of God’s creation than if you spend most your time inside buildings. One ten degree fahrenheit morning I ran around a frozen lake about daybreak. The sunrise started out a deep purple and orange. As those colors mellowed, bright pink clouds […]
In the frame short story in this anthology, Ben and Marnie Pearson never intended to start a jewelry collection. But when they were given a box of leftover jewelry at an estate sale, they were intrigued by the colorful contents . . .
The sparkling jewels featured in this collection may have been passed down through generations or discovered accidentally, but each has its own unique short story. From diamonds to emeralds, opals to rubies, these stones have witnessed it all.
Here in The Jeweler's Heart are their fascinating tales told by seventeen of the talented novel writers of ChiLibris. For fans of inspirational fiction and heartwarming tales, The Jeweler's Heart is a treasure.
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