A debut collection of dark, violent stories set in the rugged frontier of Oregon, exploring wildness and human struggle.
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A debut collection of dark, violent stories set in the rugged frontier of Oregon, exploring wildness and human struggle.
This debut collection of stories, The Language of Elk, by the award-winning author of Red Moon, assembles its cast from the mountain towns and low life taverns and high desert ranches of Oregon--a state that in isolated pockets remains a still-unfinished place, the frontier. Here myths haunt the moss-laden woods and Benjamin Percy shines his light on them, revealing bearded ladies and Bigfoot and marijuana colonies and elk hunting ranches and haunted Indian burial sites, the underside of contemp...
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Brief mentions of sexual themes; not central or explicit. Possible implied sexual coercion in dark themes; not detailed or central.
Frequent and intense violence with graphic depictions; central to many stories.
Moderate use of strong language; recurring but not pervasive.
References to alcohol and drug use, including marijuana colonies; not glamorized.
No LGBTQIA+ representation depicted.
No religious themes present.
Minor mystical elements tied to myths; not central or ritualistic.
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Subtle cultural commentary on rural Western life; not overt.
Brief mentions of heavy emotional struggles; not explicit or central.
Depictions of cruelty and suffering in rural settings; recurring theme. Possible implied sexual coercion in dark themes; not detailed or central.
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