Robert F. Gish

Works

West Bound:
Stories of Providence

“These stories harken back to what we often think of as a more innocent time. Yet life was difficult and the world was always uncertain and changing. Robert Gish has captured time and place in Oklahoma and New Mexico with a deep love and a sorrowed heart for what was and for what might have been.”
--John Nichols

First Horses:
Stories of the New West

“This collection of short stories examines an authentic view of tri-cultural life: Gish portrays Indians, Hispanics and Anglos as they live, work, and play in the Southwest. He steers away from the romantic and racist cop-outs; instead Gish draws out the life and truth of his characters, revealing the quiet beauty of the Southwest and its peoples. Highly commendable.”
--Jimmy Santiago Baca

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Bad Boys and Black Sheep:
Fateful Tales from the West

Bad Boys and Black Sheep explores the complex intersections between myth and personal choice, intentional mischief and fate-driven misadventure. His characters are men of all ages and backgrounds who come to a crucial moment of existence when they must confront the consequences of their past.



Selected Works

Fiction
West Bound: Stories of Providence
“The people are alive, striving, tragic, often humorous. These are authentic and poignant blues whose melodies will play in your mind long after the book is finished.”
--John Nichols
First Horses: Stories of the New West
“Robert Gish has his finger on the pulse of the West. First Horses is a fine collection of stories about who we Westerners are, how we got here--and where do we go from now?”
--James Welch
Bad Boys and Black Sheep: Fateful Tales from the West
Gish ranges through settings as diverse as the California coast and the ghost-haunted hills of Indian Territory in a narrative panorama of cultural diversity.

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