The Saints of Rattlesnake Mountain: Stories
By Don Waters
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Soldiers, seekers, priests, prisoners, and surfers pursue their fate amid bizarre, sometimes overwhelming circumstances. In “La Luz de Jesús,” a gutless Los Angeles screenwriter, a believer in nothing but the god of Hollywood, must reorient after he encounters a group of penitents in New Mexico’s Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The decorated soldier in “Española” faces more chaos back home than he did during his tour in Iraq. And “The Saints of Rattlesnake Mountain” pairs a “trustee” prison inmate and a wild mustang horse, both wards of the state of Nevada, as they fumble toward a spiritual truth.
These stories capture the spirit of a region and its people. Once again Waters assembles an unconventional cast of characters, capturing their foibles and imperfections, and always rendering them with compassion as these modern-day martyrs and spiritually haunted survivors strive for some kind of redemption.
Ingenious, sometimes forbidding, often absurd, and altogether original, The Saints of Rattlesnake Mountain is a stirring tribute to the lives, loves, and hopes of the faithful and the dispossessed.
Don Waters
Donald S. Waters wrote these newsletter columns for the Trinity United Methodist Church of Tulsa, Oklahoma, between the years 1977 and 1983 while serving as the senior pastor. Don received a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Oklahoma A & M in Stillwater in 1950. He and Barbara moved to Texas where he worked as an aeronautical engineer for eight years. Perceiving a call from God to pastoral ministry, Don enrolled at Perkins Theological Seminary, graduating with a Master of Divinity. He and Barbara served churches in Texas and Oklahoma during a 32-year span. These newsletter columns represent Don’s best thinking and beliefs about his Christian faith. They were written to inspire, encourage, and challenge the parishioners at Trinity UMC. Don died in 2012 at the age of 85.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Very well written, with a strong voice in settings that aren't explored as often--Nevada's isolated streets, canyons and desert.