tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4033219669932329731.post895659354317962012..comments2024-03-27T22:38:19.083-07:00Comments on Tennessee WordSmith: 2017 Spur Award WinnerTroy D. Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07744762061580915223noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4033219669932329731.post-66227934065914572482019-11-06T01:44:06.756-08:002019-11-06T01:44:06.756-08:00The first great American fiction to catch the worl...The first great American fiction to catch the world's attention, that of James Fenimore Cooper, was frontier fiction. Much of the literature produced on this continent before that -ostensibly nonfiction, but some of it ya have to wonder -also was about the frontier experience, from the captivity narratives of New England to the accounts of people like Daniel Boone. And in a tiny, shimmering, but very real way, I and all my western writer colleagues are a part of that tradition, of that chain. It is humbling. <a href="http://www.faisalabadfabricstore.com/shawls-and-wraps/" rel="nofollow">shawls and wraps</a> , <a href="http://www.faisalabadfabricstore.com/shawls-and-wraps/" rel="nofollow">evening shawls and wraps</a> , <a href="http://www.faisalabadfabricstore.com/shawls-and-wraps/" rel="nofollow">formal wraps and shawls</a> , <a href="http://www.faisalabadfabricstore.com/shawls-and-wraps/" rel="nofollow">cashmere wraps and shawls</a> , <a href="http://www.faisalabadfabricstore.com/shawls-and-wraps/" rel="nofollow">ladies wraps and shawls</a> , <a href="http://www.faisalabadfabricstore.com/shawls-and-wraps/" rel="nofollow">silver shawls and wraps</a> , <a href="http://www.faisalabadfabricstore.com/shawls-and-wraps/" rel="nofollow">black shawls and wraps</a> , <a href="http://www.faisalabadfabricstore.com/shawls-and-wraps/" rel="nofollow">woolen wraps and shawls</a> , <a href="http://www.faisalabadfabricstore.com/shawls-and-wraps/" rel="nofollow">bridal shawls and wraps</a> , <a href="http://www.faisalabadfabricstore.com/shawls-and-wraps/" rel="nofollow">knitted shawls and wraps</a> , <a href="http://www.faisalabadfabricstore.com/shawls-and-wraps/" rel="nofollow">fur wraps and shawls</a> , <a href="http://www.faisalabadfabricstore.com/shawls-and-wraps/" rel="nofollow">white wraps and shawls</a> , <a href="http://www.faisalabadfabricstore.com/shawls-and-wraps/" rel="nofollow">wedding shawls and wraps</a> And, at the same time, it is something for all of us to be proud of. This includes a large number of exceptional writers -some of them among the greatest western writers who have ever lived -who have yet to be awarded one of those shiny, jingly Spur plaques, but who should have been many times over. So my hat is off to us all: today's winners, yesterday's, tomorrow's, and the many who were deserving but unjustly (or unluckily) neglected.Darren Demershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08050776248828465230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4033219669932329731.post-49656158516219540672017-04-20T06:57:02.240-07:002017-04-20T06:57:02.240-07:00Thanks, Michael!Thanks, Michael!Troy D. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07744762061580915223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4033219669932329731.post-76411338826438968032017-04-02T01:08:48.815-07:002017-04-02T01:08:48.815-07:00That's great news! A very well-deserved reward...That's great news! A very well-deserved reward for everything you do and have done to keep Western literature alive.and also a timely recognition for your top-notch writing. Enjoy!michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07631731846526639966noreply@blogger.com