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Writing The West

Writing The West

Written by: Mike Messner
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This podcast features stories and poems by Rick Steber. www.ricksteberauthor.comMike Messner World
Episodes
  • Writing the West, Episode 32
    Oct 9 2025

    This episode includes the following stories:

    • Great Equalizer: the end of the cattle baron era...
    • Sacajawea: the woman who opened the West to whites...
    • The Cure: A sickly boy takes on the wilderness...
    • Daredevil: An Eastern author takes on a log flume...


    ...and the poem "Eyes of Night" by Rick Steber.


    All stories and poems by Rick Steber. Used by permission of the author. Theme music is "Slobro Daze" by Danny Lee Allison. Sound effects found on YouTube and the Freesound Project.


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    9 mins
  • Writing The West, Episode 31
    Sep 6 2025

    This episode includes the following stories:

    • Shanghai'd: Portland's a dangerous place for a drinking man...
    • Billy Clanton: One man's experience at the OK Corral...
    • Nonstop: From Japan to California, a la Charles Lindbergh...
    • Trail of Tears: The Umpqua tribe is forced off its homeland...

    ...and a special offer from Rick and Mike!


    All stories and poems by Rick Steber. Used by permission of the author. Theme music is "Slobro Daze" by Danny Lee Allison. Sound effects found on YouTube and the Freesound Project.

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    11 mins
  • Writing the West, Episode 30
    Aug 17 2025

    This episode includes the following stories:

    • The Old Man of the Trail: A pioneer tries to make his path Westward a permanent one...
    • She Who Watches: A Native tribe leaves its legacy...
    • Ned the Carp: A cowboy talks about his favorite pet...
    • Pioneer Home: A woman tells about her first house in the West...


    ...and the poem "World Goes " by Rick Steber.


    All stories and poems by Rick Steber. Used by permission of the author. Theme music is "Slobro Daze" by Danny Lee Allison. Sound effects found on YouTube and the Freesound Project.


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    10 mins
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