BEARLODGE BOOK: Members of Bearlodge Writers have been meeting bi-monthly in and around Sundance since 1979. Not many writing groups – in WYO or elsewhere – can claim this kind of continuity. Bearlodgers such as Page Lambert, Gaydell Collier, Jamie Lee, Andi Hummel, and Patricia Frolander have published widely. New books are scheduled this year from Jeanne Rogers (the history of Devils Tower National Monument) and Renee Carrier, whose collection of essays, “A Singular Notion,” is being published by Pronghorn Press in Greybull. Now the group has collected their work in a new book, “In the Shadow of the Bear Lodge: Writings from the Black Hills.” Publisher is Many Kites Press in Rapid City, S.D. I’ve already plunged into my copy, reading “Keeper of the Fish” by Shelly Ritthaler of Upton. This essay about ranch life answers this question: “Will a rooster eat a 40-year-old frozen fish?” You have to read it to find out. The cover illustration is by another talented Black Hillsian: artist Sarah Rogers. Order copies of the book by visiting the Bearlodge Writers web site or write Backpocket Books, 364 Farrall Rd., Sundance, WY 82729-9520. The book is $15 plus $3 shipping and handling.
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