Flop-eared Mule - Paperback

by Frank Kelso (Author)

This is a 6,500-word short-fiction western with a humorous twist. Two down-on-their-luck cowboys, Sandy and Russell, are desperate to find a job-any job-to fill their empty bellies. The town marshal has told them "I'll jail you for vagrancy if I see you here in the morning." The job the marshal offered to them later isn't what they expected. The local banker hires the two cowboys to run an errand over to Fort Worth, which is a week's travel by wagon. However, they are dismayed to find the errand requires using a flop-eared mule.

Author Biography

Frank Kelso grew up in Kansas City, Missouri, the origin of the Santa Fe Trail. Historic sites, monuments, and statues abound highlighting the journey west, including the Wagons West, Pioneer Women and the Indian Scout located on the bluffs overlooking the wide Missouri. His parents considered storytelling a family tradition and the taller the tale, the better, when sharing around the supper table. A biomedical research scientist in his day job, Frank writes short stories and novels to keep the family traditions alive.