Saddlebag Dispatches—Autumn/Winter 2018

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nowhere rodeo POETRY BY ROD MILLER An unsung hero of professional rodeo is the wife left behind to keep the home fires burning. “Nowhere Rodeo,” by award-winning poet Rod Miller, takes a look at what it might be like for a lonely young wife who got more (or less) than she bargained for, contrasted with the man’s experiences in rodeo arenas as he follows the circuit without much success.


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