Campfire Curriculum

Campfire Curriculum: Riders of the Purple Sage and Chronicle of a Death Foretold

The changing of seasons and a report on two more novels in our Beyond the Western Edge Curriculum

Apr 29 • JohnnyAppleseedX

Campfire Curriculum: Lonesome Dove

A brief reflection on why Larry McMurtry's Western epic is an essential addition to the American Canon

Mar 20 • JohnnyAppleseedX

Campfire Curriculum, An Introduction

Beyond The Western Edge: A Course on Virtue, Sin, and Frontier Sagas

Feb 23 • JohnnyAppleseedX

One Year on Substack, An Attempt

Reflections on Year 1

Nov 7, 2025 • JohnnyAppleseedX

Between Dreams and Duty

Literature is important, but only if you make time for it.

Oct 19, 2025 • JohnnyAppleseedX

We Are Like The Dreamer Who Dreams

The Long Shadow of Twin Peaks: The Return's Finale—A Personal Reflection.

Oct 3, 2025 • JohnnyAppleseedX

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