Ben Samuels

After 15 minutes pass, the doors to the Alan Spoonhunter Memorial Gymnasium remain closed. The crowd begins to mutter. No one has a key. Near the front of the assembly, Shannon of the Woods clears her throat. “There’s no one here,” she announces, “and the meeting began 15 minutes ago. If no one … Continue Reading

The discovery of gold in Aurora, Nevada in 1862 brought a flood of miners and adventurers, including a young Mark Twain, to the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada mountains. Anticipating a demand for beef, cattlemen followed shortly on their heels. Some of these cattlemen made it to Aurora. Others, … Continue Reading