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“Buck Wild” Gets His Mojo Back Montage By Don Kenton Henry Donald Kenton Henry Wanderlust. It is a condition most suffer from on occasion. For others, it is a thirst never quenched. I find myself among the latter. From time to time, I assuage that smoldering urge (on the verge of bursting flame) with the […]

Plowboy Manifesto

By bardofthewoods July 18, 2021 1 Comment

PLOWBOY MANIFESTOBy Don Kenton Henry I was born on a farm in northern IndianaI’m a tractor ridin’ white boy way north of TexarkanaFlag and country come first, and this heah dirtDon’t come and tell me how to vote, don’t tell me how to workA fighter always fights, and a runner’s gonna runDon’t come and mess […]

Bass Reeves U.S. Marshal . . . Commanche Territory

By bardofthewoods February 14, 2019 1 Comment

By Don Kenton Henry He rode high in the saddle on his seventeen-hands tall black stallion, Lincoln, as he came out of the chaparral into the dry gulch. The silver conchos on his hatband bounced the sun’s rays onto the red rock cliffs of the ravine while his eyes remained fixed on the path ahead. […]

Pride

By bardofthewoods September 7, 2017 Leave a comment

“I’m a prideful son-of-a-bitch, I’ll admit that. I’ll gladly meet you half way to love you like you’ve never been loved before. . . . But I’ll be damned if I’ll cross a bridge to kiss your ass.” – The Bard

MY FRONT PORCH WITH UNCLE WALDO

By bardofthewoods May 24, 2017 Leave a comment

By Don Kenton Henry “Ok, Junior. Take the usual seat here on the porch and let’s parlez about the latest Sabbatical you are about to take.” That’s how it always began with Uncle Waldo . . . him telling me to take a seat. Always direct (most times painfully so) but on this occasion, he […]

Every Summer Was A Circus

By bardofthewoods May 23, 2015 1 Comment

BY DON KENTON HENRY I grew up in the most magical of places a boy could hope to. A place where every summer day was a circus. And when I was not watching in wondrous amazement . . . I was performing. The place was Peru, Indiana and my home at 333 Sycamore […]

2014 in review

By bardofthewoods December 31, 2014 Leave a comment

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 1,600 times in 2014. If it were a cable car, it would take about 27 trips to carry that many people. Click here to see the […]