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Pub Date Jan 20 2026 | Archive Date Feb 18 2026

General Fiction (Adult) | Literary Fiction

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Echoes of Edward Abbey and Jim Harrison ring loud in this spicy, fast-paced winner of the 9th Annual Jack Kerouac Literary Competition.

Set in the serene beauty of the inter-mountain Northwest, Where the Deer and the Antelope Play tells the story of a middle-aged establishment-type from the East who, given one year to live, heads to the western wilderness to die on his own terms. Instead, he falls in with an old rancher and falls in love to find himself one hundred feet up in a towering old-growth Douglas fir.

Echoes of Edward Abbey and Jim Harrison ring loud in this spicy, fast-paced winner of the 9th Annual Jack Kerouac Literary Competition.

Set in the serene beauty of the inter-mountain Northwest, Where...

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A Note From the Publisher

A farrier for many years, Rick lived in a century-old log cabin in the Colorado foothills before moving to an irrigated farmstead on the Central Oregon high desert, where he spent the next three decades shoeing horses and raising his family along with cattle and commercial peppermint.

A farrier for many years, Rick lived in a century-old log cabin in the Colorado foothills before moving to an irrigated farmstead on the Central Oregon high desert, where he spent the next three...

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Advance Praise

"This pithy meditation upon the beauty of our rapidly vanishing natural world transforms itself from a gorgeous love story into a pulse pounding thriller." -Vick Mickunas, The Dayton Daily News

"Where the Deer and the Antelope Play is a heartwarming slice-of-life tale with a poignant message about environmental and wildlife conservation. This is a character-driven drama that highlights the importance of hope and resilience when the future seems bleak." -- Readers' Favorite

"This pithy meditation upon the beauty of our rapidly vanishing natural world transforms itself from a gorgeous love story into a pulse pounding thriller." -Vick Mickunas, The Dayton Daily News

"Where...

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Available Editions

EDITION Paperback
ISBN 9798891329782
PRICE $14.99 (USD)
PAGES 106

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