Meanwhile, in Rivendell . . .

Care to cozy up with a new Western show or a new Western book?  Then toss your hat into the ring to win one of the prizes below!  (Entry instructions are at the end of the post — United States only, I'm afraid.) Prize #1:  The Big Country (1958) — DVD, new One of my personal tip-top favorite Westerns!  Very worth the watching. 😉  As stated, this DVD copy is brand-new and in the original retail packaging. Prize #2:  Classic Westerns:  Zane Grey — book, new This gorgeous clothbound omnibus is part of the Cloud Classics line, which means both the front and the back cover feature a lot of fun quotes and other aesthetic details.  I purchased it quite a while ago and have flipped through it briefly, but it's never been read and has been only minimally handled. Prize #3:  Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958-1961) — DVD, used I've never watched this show, but I am reliably informed that it is a popular one among the Western-loving set. 😉  This DVD cop...

Welcome back to our annual celebration of the Western genre, friends!  Heidi and Rachel and I are stoked to see what you all contribute this year. 😉   Over the course of the next few days, you can expect to see reviews, giveaways, lists, games, and who knows what all?   One of the pillars of this event is the annual tag, a list of questions or prompts that we cohosts share in order to get participation rolling.  This year's tag is below — feel free to publish your answers in your own post, or share them in a comment! 2025 Tag Share one or more stories for each prompt: Cliff —  a tense cliffhanger Gulch  —  a cool ambush scene Canyon  —  a big gunfight Mountains  —  high stakes Valley  —  a beautiful romance Desert  —  a suspenseful plot Forest  —  themes about renewal River  —  traveling to a new home Plains  —  characters who are farmers Mesa  —  an animal centr...